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® 8.1, Windows 10
or Windows 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs) - Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, or AMD® AthlonTM x2 Dual-Core processor
- 1.5 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
- 4 GB 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) - Intel i5/i7/i9 processor 6th generation or higher, AMD Ryzen 5/7/9 processor, or better
- 1.5 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
- 8 GB RAM
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.2 or better
- Full HD monitor
- Wheel mouse, or 3D mouse
Minimum Technical Requirements for macOS
Note: Apple M1 is only supported for ARM Processors with Rosetta 2 transition layer and Big Sur v11.2
- Mac® with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor or better
- macOS v10.15 (Catalina), v11 (Big Sur), or v12 (Monterey)
- 4GB of RAM (8GB or more recommended)
- 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.2 or better recommended)
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
- Mouse
Minimum Technical Requirements for Linux
- Ubuntu® 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS, Fedora® 33
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, AMD® Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core processor, or better
- 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
- 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.2 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:
