Indigo Manual > Getting Started > Installing Indigo

System Requirements

Indigo will run on most modern computers (generally Pentium 4 or newer).

Please see the final section for GPU acceleration requirements and suggestions.

Minimum system specifications:
Windows:
  • 64-bit x86 CPU with SSE4
  • 4GB of RAM
  • 150MB of hard drive space
  • Windows 7 or newer
Mac:
  • 64-bit x86 CPU with SSE4
  • 4GB of RAM
  • 150MB of hard drive space
  • OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or newer
Linux:
  • 64-bit x86 CPU with SSE4
  • 4GB of RAM
  • 150MB of hard drive space
Recommended system specifications:
  • 16GB+ of RAM
GPU acceleration
Required:
  • Either an NVIDIA GPU supporting OpenCL 1.1 (GeForce 9800 GT or newer), or an AMD GPU supporting OpenCL 1.1 (Radeon 4xxx or newer)
  • 256MB or 512MB of onboard GPU memory, depending on OS (more info)
  • 2GB of system memory
Recommended:
  • Either NVIDIA GeForce GTX 5xx / Quadro 4000 / Tesla C2050 or newer, or AMD Radeon 5xxx / FirePro 3D V3800 / FireStream 9350 or newer
  • Quad-core or greater Intel or AMD CPU
Indigo Manual > Getting Started > Installing Indigo > System Requirements
GPU memory requirements

We recommend 512MB instead of 256MB as the minimum on Mac OS and Windows Vista/7 using the Aero desktop, since it uses more GPU memory for desktop window management.

If you are using an older GPU with relatively modest specifications, we encourage you to try the trial version before purchasing.