I'm no expert but I can help out a bit too. As a starter I'll tell you my laptop specs:
Lenovo G510
Intel i7 2.4 Ghz
6 GB RAM
1 TB ROM
Video Memory 3.1 GB
Video Card:
Intel HD 4600
Render:
AMD Radeon R7 M265 Series
Mine runs fine and smooth, though due to some mods I need extra RAM. For now I can say these are average gaming specs. New Vegas Vanilla runs fine especially with the unofficial patches and few fixes like NVAC(Anti-Crash) and No Stutter mod.
If you got doubts follow what Evmeister said. No harm checking the device manager. I hope that helped.
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