System Requirements

General information

Blender 2.5x works on nearly all operating systems. It runs out of the box, you don't even have to install it. Just unpack the archive you find in the Download section and start Blender!

Graphics card note: Blender runs on all Open GL compliant cards, although there are some issues with cheap onboard cards (Intel, Via). We therefore can't officialy support and guarantee that Blender works fine on those systems.

Operating Systems

• Windows XP, Vista or 7
• Mac OS X 10.5 and later
• Linux 
• FreeBSD

Minimal specs for Hardware

• 1 GHZ Single Core CPU
• 512 MB RAM
• 1024 x 768 px Display with 16 bit color
• 3 Button Mouse
• Open GL Graphics Card with 64 MB RAM

Good specs for Hardware

• 2 GHZ Dual Core CPU
• 2 GB RAM
• 1920 x 1200 px Display with 24 bit color
• 3 Button Mouse
• Open GL Graphics Card with 256 or 512 MB RAM

Production specs for Hardware

• 64 bits, Multi Core CPU
• 8-16 GB RAM
• Two times 1920 x 1200 px Display with 24 bit color
• 3 Button Mouse + tablet
• Open GL Graphics Card with 1 GB RAM, ATI FireGL or Nvidia Quadro