System Requirements

Component

Minimum Required

Recommended

Operating System

Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7

RAM

 2 GB

4 GB for 32 bit operating system,

6 GB for 64 bit operating system

CPU

 1.5 GHz 3 GHz dual core or better

Free Hard Disk Space

 200 MB for application 10 GB for data files

Graphics Card

 Cards supporting OpenGL 1.3

We recommend when purchasing new laptops that you ensure that it has an NVIDIA graphics card and not an AMD switchable graphics card.

NVIDIA: GeForce 8000 series or better;

Quadro FX 3500 or better, excluding the FX 4000 and FX 4400.

ATI: Radeon HD 3000 series or better; FireGL V7700 or better; all FirePro and FireStream.

INTEL: GMA X4500HD, GMA HD, or better.

Display Resolution

 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 or larger