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A dedicated graphics card is best... not integrated graphics like Intel. There have also been issues with some of the AMD APU solutions (A8, A10, etc CPU/GPU setup like Intel) here and there. The new Ryzen core models are better... but some of those still have issues because the drivers don't get along so well with older DirectX games like this one.
The Atmos and Voodoo fixes they list on the support page are ways to get around most of the issues, but it is not a guaranteed solution. Your most sure bet is a system with a dedicated graphics solution. One way to spot the difference is they may have their own dedicated graphics memory in the specs... not shared memory, but actual physical graphics memory may be referenced. It is a good thing to look for in general, as the system will generally perform better at other tasks as well.
They sell a nicely spec'ed one off the shelf in our local WallyWorld for around the $850 mark. Forget if it was MSI, HP, or Dell? Has a green backlit keyboard and an nVidia 1050 GPU IIRC. Should play just about anything you throw at it for a decent framerate. They list some slightly lower spec models on the site as low as $650 or so with paired down cards... perhaps smaller drive/less memory or a 1040 GPU, maybe the older 960/970 GPU's.
I mention those more as an example for comparison to give you models to look at for comparing how they are described on the site or the box. You don't NEED a high dollar gaming class laptop... but having that dedicated graphics card is the truly defining feature to look for. It runs wonderfully on my old Asus ROG G75VX... a 2012 design with an nVidia 675 series GPU. The key to it's success is not the i7 3630 quad core CPU (granted, strong CPU does help with certain aspects like the netcode), but the dedicated graphics and graphics memory is what allows me to supersample it a bit to remove jaggies/shimmer and keep frame rate locked at 29.
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