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Game Development How to Make a Video Game The Unity Editor and Scene Setup The Unity Editor Interface

ryder burdette
ryder burdette
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Posted by ryder burdette
ryder burdette
239 Points

Lag... My iMac is lagging... big time. What are recommended system requirements?

What is the Mac system requirements (suggestions) for running Unity/Treehouse game design programs?

Thanks-

Ryder

1 Answer

Andrew Haley
Andrew Haley
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Andrew Haley
Andrew Haley
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The recommended specs from Unity are pretty sparse and unhelpful:

OS: Windows 7 SP1+, 8, 10, 64-bit versions only; Mac OS X 10.9+. Windows XP & Vista are not supported; and server versions of Windows & OS X are not tested. CPU: SSE2 instruction set support.

GPU: Graphics card with DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities.

The rest mostly depends on the complexity of your projects.

That last line is the key. I would recommend any semi-modern Macbook Pro, if you are looking for an Apple device.