Version: Unity 6.1 Alpha (6000.1)
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System requirements for Unity 6.1 (Alpha)

This page outlines the system requirements you need to run Unity 6.1 on all supported platforms.

Unity Editor system requirements

This section lists the hardware and software requirements to run the Unity Editor. Actual performance and rendering quality might vary depending on the complexity of your project.

For all operating systems, the Unity Editor is supported on workstations or laptop form factors running without emulation, container or compatibility layer

Operating system Operating system version CPU Graphics API Additional requirements
Windows Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM64 DX10, DX11, DX12 or Vulkan capable GPUs Hardware vendor officially supported drivers
macOS Big Sur 11 or newer X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support (Intel processors)
Apple M1 or above (Apple silicon-based processors)
Metal-capable Intel and AMD GPUs Apple officially supported drivers (Intel processor)
Rosetta 2 is required for Apple silicon devices running on either Apple silicon or Intel versions of the Unity Editor
Linux Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support OpenGL 3.2+ or Vulkan-capable, Nvidia and AMD GPUs 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.)

Unity Editor platform limitations

Windows Arm64

  • Download and install of Windows Arm64 Editor via the Unity Hub is only possible through Hub version v3.7.0 Beta 1 or later. For more information, see the Unity Hub release notes.

    To switch to the latest beta version of the Hub, change Preferences > Advanced > Channel to Beta. Alternatively, re-download Unity: https://unity.com/download

  • Unity doesn’t support platforms that don’t provide native Windows Arm64 SDKs. Build for these platforms might still work with x86 emulation on Windows ARM64.

  • Unity doesn’t support packages with third-party binary dependencies that don’t provide native Arm64 support. These packages might work with x86 emulation on Windows Arm64.

  • Unity doesn’t support Vulkan for Windows Arm64.

  • Unity doesn’t support CPU lightmapping for Windows Arm64, only GPU lightmapping.

Apple

On macOS, secondary Editor windows only maximize, and don’t enter full screen mode.

Apple silicon devices

Unity doesn’t support CPU lightmapping for Apple silicon devices, only GPU lightmapping.

Linux

The Linux Editor has the following limitations:

  • Video importing is limited to the VP8 video format.
  • File systems are case sensitive.
  • If the Editor generates a Pipe error ! message, you must increase the maximum open file limit in your current Editor session. For example, run ulimit -n 4096 in the terminal before launching the Editor. For more information, refer to the Troubleshooting Linux Editor issues page.

Unity Player system requirements

This section lists the minimum requirements to build and run the Unity Player. Actual performance and rendering quality might vary depending on the complexity of your project.

Mobile

Operating system Operating system version CPU Graphics API Additional requirements
Android 6.0 (API 23)+
Customized versions of Android must include all supported Google standard APIs.
ARMv7 with Neon Support (32-bit) or ARM64 OpenGL ES 3.0+, Vulkan • 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 be running Android OS natively. Android within a container or emulator isn’t supported.
• For development: Android SDK (14/API 34), Android NDK (r23b) and OpenJDK (17), which are installed by default with Unity Hub
iOS/iPadOS 13+ A8 SoC+ Metal For development and debugging: refer to Apple documentation on XCode support.

For App Store submission: refer to Apple’s submission guidelines for the required Xcode version
tvOS 13+ A8 SoC+ Metal Apple TV HD or newer

Console

For information on PlayStation®4 (including PS VR), PlayStation®5 (including PS VR2), Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, and Nintendo Switch™, refer to the Game Development For Console Platforms page. To build on console platforms, only Windows versions of Unity are supported. For specific requirements on any additional platform specific software needed, please refer to the developer documentation on the platform holders website, or contact your platform representative directly for further information.

For specific system requirements of the Unity Editor, refer to the version of Unity you are using on the Unity downloads page.

Platform Operating system
Nintendo Switch™ Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) English or Japanese version
Xbox Series S|X Windows 10 64-bit (Version 1709 or higher): Home, Professional, and Enterprise
Xbox One Windows 10 64-bit (Version 1709 or higher): Home, Professional, and Enterprise
PlayStation®4 (including PS VR) Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (x64) Version 22H2
PlayStation®5 (including PS VR2) Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (x64) Version 22H2

Desktop

For all operating systems, the Unity Player is supported on workstations, laptop or tablet form factors, running without emulation, container or compatibility layer.

Operating system Operating system version CPU Graphics API Additional requirements
Windows Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM64 DX10, DX11, DX12 or Vulkan capable GPUs Hardware vendor officially supported drivers
For development: IL2CPP scripting backend requires Visual Studio 2019 with C++ Tools component or later and Windows SDK version 10.0.19041.0 or newer
Universal Windows Platform Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, HoloLens x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM, ARM64 DX10, DX11, DX12 capable GPUs Hardware vendor officially supported drivers.
For development: Visual Studio 2019 with C++ Tools component or later and Windows SDK version 10.0.19041.0 or newer.
macOS Big Sur 11 or newer Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2 Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs Apple officially supported drivers.
For development: IL2CPP scripting backend requires Xcode.
Linux Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Note: Desktop Linux supports only 64-bit architecture.
OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable GPUs 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

Server platform

Operating system Operating system version CPU GPU Additional requirements
Windows Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer, running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM64 No explicit GPU support Hardware vendor officially supported drivers
macOS Big Sur 11 or newer running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, Apple silicon No explicit GPU support Hardware vendor officially supported drivers
Linux Ubuntu 22.04 (AMD64), Ubuntu 24.04 (AMD64), running on workstation and rack form factors, without emulation or compatibility layer x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support No explicit GPU support Hardware vendor officially supported drivers

Web platform

Operating system running browsers Hardware Additional requirements
Windows, macOS, and Linux Workstation and laptop form factors Versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge (Chromium-based) that are:
• WebGL 2.0 capable
• HTML 5 standards compliant
• 64-bit
• WebAssembly capable
Android and iOS Android or iOS device Browser requirements:
• iOS Safari 15 and newer
• Chrome 58 and newer

XR platform system requirements

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 plug-in architecture page.

Standalone XR devices

Device Device software
Magic Leap 2 Magic Leap 2 Core OS version 1.0+
Meta Quest 1 Quest software version 50 or earlier (Refer to Quest 1 support for more information.)
Meta Quest 2 Quest software version 39+
Meta Quest Pro Quest software version 46+
Meta Quest 3 Quest software version 59+
Microsoft HoloLens 1 Windows 10 Holographic version 1809+
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Windows Holographic version 1903+

Meta desktop XR: Rift, Rift S

Specification Minimum requirement
Operating system version Windows 10+
CPU See Oculus recommended specifications.
GPU See Oculus recommended specifications.
Graphics API DX11

OpenXR

Refer to the OpenXR Plugin documentation for a list of compatible runtimes.

Windows Mixed Reality

Specification Minimum requirement
Operating system version Windows 10 RS4+
CPU Intel 64-bit
Graphics API DX11

Google ARCore

Specification Minimum requirement
Operating system version See list of ARCore-supported devices.
CPU ARM 32-bit and 64-bit
Graphics API OpenGL ES 3.0+
Latest supported SDK version ARCore 1.24

Apple visionOS

Specification visionOS 1 visionOS 2
Operating system version visionOS 1 visionOS 2.0
Graphics API Metal or RealityKit Metal or RealityKit
Xcode version 15.2+ Xcode 16 Beta 6
Additional requirements • Apple silicon macOS build of the Unity Editor. The Intel version of the Unity Editor on macOS does not support visionOS development.
• Virtual reality, mixed reality, and hybrid app development requires Unity PolySpatial.

Note: You can create or update Xcode projects using the visionOS platform module in the Unity Editor on Windows. You must use an Apple silicon computer to run Xcode itself, including to make development and release builds of your app.

Embedded systems

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.

The following table lists the recommended system requirements for Unity on embedded systems.

Operating system RAM CPU GPU
Embedded Linux 1GB+ Dualcore x64, ARM64 OpenGL ES 3 or Vulkan 1.1 Capable
QNX 1GB+ Dualcore x64, ARM64 OpenGL ES 3

Android (Automotive) system requirements are the same as Android under Mobile.

Install Unity
Install Unity from the command line