This page outlines the minimum system requirements you need to run Unity 2020LTS on all supported platforms.
This section lists the minimum requirements to run the Unity Editor. Actual performance and renderingThe process of drawing graphics to the screen (or to a render texture). By default, the main camera in Unity renders its view to the screen. More info
See in Glossary quality may vary depending on the complexity of your project.
| Minimum requirements | Windows | macOS | Linux (Support in Preview) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating system version | Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit versions only. | High Sierra 10.13+ | Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7 |
| CPU | X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support | X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support | X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support |
| Graphics API | DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs | Metal-capable Intel and AMD GPUs | OpenGL 3.2+ or Vulkan-capable, Nvidia and AMD GPUs. |
| Additional requirements | Hardware vendor officially supported drivers | Apple officially supported drivers | Gnome desktop environment running on top of X11 windowing system, Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver. Other configuration and user environment as provided stock with the supported distribution (Kernel, Compositor, etc.) |
| For all operating systems, the Unity Editor is supported on workstations or laptop form factors, running without emulation, container or compatibility layer. | |||
This section lists the minimum requirements to build and run the Unity Player. Actual performance and rendering quality may vary depending on the complexity of your project.
| Operating system | Android | iOSApple’s mobile operating system. More info See in Glossary |
tvOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.4 (API 19)+ Customized versions of Android must include all supported Google standard APIs. |
11+ | 11+ |
| CPU | ARMv7 with Neon Support (32-bit) or ARM64 | A7 SoC+ | A8 SoC+ |
| Graphics API | OpenGL ES 3.0+, Vulkan | Metal | Metal |
| Additional requirements | 1GB+ RAM. Supported hardware devices must meet or exceed Google’s Android Compatibility Definition (Version 9.0) limited to the following Device Types: 1. Handheld (Section 2.2) 2. Television (Section 2.3) 3. Tablets (Section 2.6) Hardware must natively be running Android OS. Android within a Container or Emulator is not supported. For Development: Android SDK (10/API 29), Android NDK (r19) and OpenJDK, which are installed by default with Unity Hub |
For development: Mac computer running minimum macOS 10.12.6 and Xcode 9.4 or higher. | Apple TV 4th generation+ |
For PlayStation 4 (including PS VR), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, refer to the Game Development For Console Platforms page.
| Operating system | Windows | Universal Windows PlatformAn IAP feature that supports Microsoft’s In App Purchase simulator, which allows you to test IAP purchase flows on devices before publishing your application. More info See in Glossary |
macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating system version | Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11 | Windows 10, Xbox One, HoloLens | High Sierra 10.13+ | Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7 |
| CPU | x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. | x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM, ARM64. | x64 architecture with SSE2. | x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. |
| Graphics API | DX10, DX11, DX12 capable. | DX10, DX11, DX12 capable GPUs. | Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs | OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable. |
| Additional requirements | Hardware vendor officially supported drivers. For development: IL2CPP scripting backend requires Visual Studio 2015 with C++ Tools component or later and Windows 10 SDK. |
Hardware vendor officially supported drivers. For development: Windows 10 (64-bit), Visual Studio 2015 with C++ Tools component or later and Windows 10 SDK. |
Apple officially supported drivers. For development: IL2CPP scripting backend requires Xcode. Targeting Apple Silicon with IL2CPP scripting backend requires macOS Catalina 10.15.4 and Xcode 12.2 or newer. |
Gnome desktop environment running on top of X11 windowing system Other configuration and user environment as provided stock with the supported distribution (such as Kernel or Compositor) Nvidia and AMD GPUs using Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver. |
| For all operating systems, the Unity Player is supported on workstations, laptop or tablet form factors, running without emulation, container or compatibility layer. | ||||
Unity developers interested in bringing games to the Stadia platform should start by applying for development resources on Google’s Stadia developer website.
| Operating system | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating system version | Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10, running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer. | High Sierra 10.13+ running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer. | Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7, running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer. |
| CPU | x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. | x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. | x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. |
| GPU | No explicit GPU support. | ||
| Additional requirements | Hardware vendor officially supported drivers. | ||
| Operating system running browsers | Windows and macOS |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Workstation and laptop form factors. |
| Additional requirements | Versions of Chrome, Firefox or Safari that are: - WebGL 1.0 or 2.0 capable - HTML 5 standards compliant - 64-bit - WASM capable |
| Operating system running browsers | Linux |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Workstation and laptop form factors. |
| Additional requirements | Versions of Chrome, Firefox or Safari that are: - WebGL 1.0 or 2.0 capable - HTML 5 standards compliant - 64-bit - WASM capable |
| Additional packages | - libtinfo5 - python2 |
To enable XRAn umbrella term encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) applications. Devices supporting these forms of interactive applications can be referred to as XR devices. More info
See in Glossary and properly configure your Unity project, follow the steps outlined in the XR plugin architecture page.
| Hardware | Oculus Rift/Rift S | Oculus Quest | Oculus Quest 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating system version | Windows 10 | Android | |
| CPU | See Oculus specifications | ARM 64-bit (Snapdragon 835) | ARM 64-bit (Snapdragon XR2) |
| GPU | See Oculus specifications | ||
| Graphics API | DX11 | OpenGL ES 3.0, Vulkan* | |
| Additional requirements | *Vulkan support for Oculus Quest is an experimental feature. More information can be found in the Oculus XR Plugin package documentation. |
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| Hardware | WMR Immersive (VR) | HoloLens | HoloLens 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating system version | Windows 10 RS4 | Embedded Windows 10 | |
| CPU | Intel 64-bit | Intel Atom | ARM 64-bit (Snapdragon 850) |
| Graphics API | DX11 | ||
| Operating system | Magic Leap One |
|---|---|
| Operating system version | Lumin OS |
| CPU | See Magic Leap specifications. |
| GPU | See Magic Leap specifications. |
| Graphics API | OpenGL ES 3.2+ |
| Operating system | Android phones | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system version | 7 | |
| CPU | ARM 64-bit | |
| Graphics API | OpenGL ES | |
| Additional requirements | Latest supported SDK Version: ARCore 1.18 | |
| Operating system | iPhone and iPad |
|---|---|
| Operating system version | iOS 11 |
| CPU | A9+ |
| Graphics API | Metal |
| Additional requirements | Latest supported SDK Version: ARKit 3.5 |
Support for embedded platforms such as Embedded Linux and QNX is available for a wide variety of chipsets as part of the Premium Runtimes. This includes support for Linux on ARM based chipsets and additional APIs for Android Automotive.
Recommended system requirements for Unity on embedded systems:
| Operating system | Embedded Linux | QNX |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 1GB+ | 1GB+ |
| CPU | Dualcore x86, x64, ARM, ARM64 | Dualcore x64, ARM64 |
| GPU | OpenGL ES 3 or Vulkan 1.1 Capable | OpenGL ES 3 or Vulkan 1.1 Capable |
Android (Automotive) system requirements are the same as Android under Mobile.
For any Unity Editor or Player supporting Windows 7, note that Microsoft support for Windows 7 expired after January 14th 2020.