We Tested The Last of Us Part II Remastered on the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (RTX 4060)

In collaboration with Nixxes Software and Iron Galaxy Studios, Naughty Dog released The Last of Us II Remastered for PC on 3 April 2025. It is similar to the version for the PlayStation 5, launched back in January 2024. However, the company has introduced several adjustments to the game, offering a memorable experience to PC gamers. While we have not yet verified this part, we tested the game’s overall performance on the RTX 4060 GPU of the Lenovo Legion Slim 5. So, read this article to know more.

The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC System Requirements

With its partners at Nixxes Software and Iron Galaxy Studios, Naughty Dog has shared the system requirements for The Last of Us Part II Remastered on PC. They’ve revealed different tiers to suit various hardware setups.

This PC version takes advantage of cutting-edge upscaling technologies, including support for Nvidia DLSS 3 (with frame generation), AMD FSR 3.1, FSR 4.0, and Intel XeSS. It also accommodates ultra-wide resolutions and features a detailed PC display and graphics menu, offering plenty of scalability options. While the information doesn’t mention an in-game benchmark tool, the developers have provided performance targets for each graphical preset, so players can easily gauge how well the game will run on their systems.

Since the details are extensive, I have added a table to make your job easier for finding a suitable setting to make your gaming experience remarkable.

The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC Minimum Requirements for Medium Graphics (1080p at 60fps)

The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC Minimum Requirements for High Graphics (1440p at 60fps)

The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC Minimum Requirements for Very High Graphics (4K at 60fps)

Our Test Bench

We tested The Last of Us Part II Remastered on the Lenovo Legion Slim 5. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU leads every operation on this laptop. Its base frequency is 3.8GHz, while its maximum frequency reaches 5.1GHz. Our testing unit employs the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU to handle graphics-intensive tasks. It is set to function at 140W of TGP and has 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Moreover, it equips 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB of SSD.

On the display front, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 features a 16-inch IPS Panel with a 16:10 aspect ratio and WQXGA (2560×1600 pixels) resolution. Additionally, it has a 165Hz refresh rate and can reach 350 nits of peak brightness. It supports 100% of sRGB colour gamut.

Graphics Settings and Features

The Last of Us Part II Remastered on PC provides ample settings to adjust your visual experience and performance. You’ll find several customisation options beyond simple presets, with precise settings to fine-tune textures, shadows (that include screen space and contact shadows not present on the PS5), ambient occlusion, reflections, etc.

The Last Of Us Part II Remastered PC Settings

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The game even allows you to modify things like volumetric effects quality and control for particle density. If you would like to dive deeper, there is a dedicated display and graphics section and scalability options.

The game offers modern upscaling features to boost frame rates, including Nvidia DLSS 3 (with frame generation), AMD FSR 3.1, FSR 4.0 and Intel XeSS. That means you can leverage those features to make your play experience smoother at high resolution. While frame generation capabilities are hardware dependent, there are reports of potential stutter, so you may find that trying one of the upscaling options yields better results. The port also supports a thorough range of accessibility features, including descriptive audio and speech-to-vibrations that provide more possible playability for a broader audience.

The PC version also features more playable content, including the Lost Level, Guitar Free Play, Speedrun mode, and Photo Mode. If you crave tough challenges, it provides a “No Return” option where you have to battle enemies and bosses across many memorable locations at any given time.

The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC Features

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To make this roguelike survival more interesting, you can choose one among many characters with special traits to clear these challenges.

PC gamers with an account for PlayStation Network can utilise the PlayStation overlay to check their winning stats, access Friends Lists, settings, and their player profile.

Performance on Lenovo Legion Slim 5 with RTX 4060

The Last of Us Part II Remastered lets you experience the game in various graphic qualities, ranging from Low, Medium, High, to Very High. The game has been tested on almost all graphical settings except Low.

The game doesn’t offer a built-in benchmark tool, so I have relied heavily on CapFrameX to assess its performance on the Lenovo Legion Slim 5. Speaking of evaluating performance, I picked the snow route that appears at the initial round of the game to conduct my testing.

To brief you, the first half of the section consists of a large NPC population that taxes both the CPU and GPU to render them. On the contrary, the remaining areas were only filled with rows of houses and a horse cart in the middle, offering me two distinct conditions to gauge the laptop’s performance.

Since the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 has the Nvidia RTX 40 series GPU, it gets support for DLSS upscaler. I measured the game performance on Medium and High graphical settings with DLSS enabled. Meanwhile, I determined its performance on very high graphical settings with and without the DLSS upscaler enabled. The table below will give you a closer look at the CPU package, GPU memory speed, the lowest 0.2%, 1%, and average fps.

With DLSS enabled, I easily achieved an average frame rate of 90.5fps on Medium graphical settings. Surprisingly, the game delivered a comparable frame rate on High graphical settings. That said, as the lowest 0.2% data shows, the game couldn’t run pretty stably on high quality. This was especially more pronounced in the area with a large NPC population. Moreover, this trait was also perceptible to the naked eye.

Ultimately, the difference in the performance achieved on the Medium and High graphical quality is negligible. So, you can opt for the latter without sacrificing performance.

Any game’s very high graphical quality puts significant strain on the laptop’s dedicated GPU. So, playing those games above 60fps usually becomes a distant dream. However, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5, with DLSS activated, delivered an average frame rate of 81fps at this very setting. Additionally, the 1% and 0.2% fps weren’t off in the area with and without NPC population. These details particularly imply that you can expect smooth gameplay at very high graphical quality after using upscaling trickery. If you are a player who seeks seamless performance over quality, DLSS, in this case, can be helpful.

This opinion is further corroborated by the game’s performance on Very High settings with DLSS deactivated. This change was all it needed to introduce a massive gap in the average frame rate, even affecting the 1% and 0.2% fps greatly. The game was also visibly sluggish.

However, one of the biggest highlights of this test is that I didn’t see the TGP of the GPU reaching anywhere near its max potential. In almost all the presets, it mostly hovered around 45.2W. This was despite changing the internal settings of the dGPU to run at performance mode. It would’ve been justified by assuming that the laptop tweaked this setting to run its system cool. But that’s not the case here — the Legion Slim 5 ran cool without making too many irritating fan noises.

On a side note, I noticed a peculiar trait while assessing the Last of Us Part II Remastered at different graphical settings. As I turned while running on the snow route after setting the game at Very High quality, the fairy lights would instantly reduce their brightness. This effect wasn’t apparent at high graphical settings, while the Medium quality eliminated this issue.

Should You Buy The Last of Us Part II Remastered on PC?

The Last of Us Part II Remastered can be bought from Epic Games, Steam, and Ubisoft for Rs 3,299. If you are all for an adventure set in an apocalyptic world, accompanied by an impressive yet gritty story, this game will hook you from the get-go. Besides its engaging storyline, its game mechanics still hold their place against the modern-day titles.

What’s more appealing about this game is its great optimisation for PC and the leverage of modern upscaling technology. If your PC supports any upscaler, you can expect a smooth gameplay experience even at the top-tier graphical qualities. Contrarily, achieving even 60fps on the RTX 4060 mobile GPU without these trickeries can be a tougher task.

All in all, The Last of Us Part II Remastered is a good value proposition for PC gamers and is easily one of the must-play games.