System Requirements
Get to Know the Minimum and Recommended Hardware Requirements for Windows, macOS and Linux
Minimum Technical Requirements for Windows
- 64-bit version: Microsoft® Windows 10 or Windows 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
- Intel® i3 processor (6th generation) or AMD® Ryzen 3 (2nd generation)
- 2 GB free hard disk space on SSD depending on accessory applications installed
- 8GB RAM
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution
- Mouse
For a good experience we recommend
- 64-bit version: Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows® 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
- CPU Intel® i5/i7/i9 processor (8th generation or newer), AMD® Ryzen 5/7/9 processor (2nd generation or newer), or better
- 2 GB free hard disk space on SSD depending on accessory applications installed
- 16GB RAM
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.3 or better
- Full HD monitor
- Wheel mouse, or 3D mouse
Minimum Technical Requirements for macOS
- Intel Version: Mac® with Intel® Core™ i5 processor or better
- ARM Version: Apple M1 ARM-based systems or better
- macOS v11 (Big Sur), v12 (Monterey) or v13 (Ventura)
- 8GB of RAM (16GB or more recommended)
- 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.3 or better recommended)
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
- Mouse (Wheel mouse recommended)
Minimum Technical Requirements for Linux
- Ubuntu® 20.04 LTS, Fedora® 33
- Intel® i3 processor (6th generation) or AMD® Ryzen 3 processor (2nd generation) or better
- 8GB of RAM (16GB or more recommended)
- 2 GB of available hard-disk space on SSD for installation
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.3 or better recommended)
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
- Mouse (Wheel mouse recommended)
Note: Product activation requires a network interface card. Windows Terminal Servers are not supported.
See also our comparison chart to understand the few differences between Windows, macOS and Linux for ARES Commander:
