System Requirements
Cross-platform computing power
Mathematica is optimized for the latest operating systems and hardware, so you can use any system you want.
Hardware Specifications
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 gHz or equivalent
- Disk Space: 13 GB
- System Memory (RAM): 2 GB+ recommended
- Internet Access: Required in order to use online data sources from the Wolfram Knowledgebase.
Available Platforms
Windows
Mac
Linux
To use Mathematica's built-in GPU computing capabilities, you'll need a dual-precision graphics card that supports OpenCL or CUDA, such as many cards from NVIDIA, AMD, and others.
Microsoft Windows |
32-bit |
64-bit |
| Windows 10 |  |
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| Windows 8.1 | |
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| Windows 8 | |
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| Windows 7 | |
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| Windows Server 2012 |
Windows Server 2012 supports 64-bit systems only. |
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| Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 |
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 supports 64-bit systems only. |
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| Windows Server 2008 R2 | |
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Apple Mac |
64-bit |
| macOS 10.12 (Sierra)* | |
| OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) | |
| OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)** | |
| OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) | |
* For Mathematica 11.0.1 or later
** For Mathematica 10.0.2 or later
Linux |
32-bit |
64-bit |
| Ubuntu 12.04–16.04 | |
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| RHEL 6–7 | |
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| CentOS 6–7 | |
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| Debian 7–8 | |
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| openSUSE 12.1–13.2/Leap 42.1 | |
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| Fedora 14–24 | |
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Mathematica 11 has been fully tested on the Linux distributions listed above. On new Linux distributions, additional compatibility libraries may need to be installed. It is likely that Mathematica will run successfully on other distributions based on the Linux kernel 2.6 or later.
Mathematica supports an X Window System front end, and uses the Qt application framework for its user interface—the same used by the major Linux desktop environment KDE. Regular tests are run on both enterprise and popular open-source Linux distributions.
Additional Notes:
For assistance migrating your Mathematica installation to a new computer, contact customer service »
To use the C compilation feature in Mathematica, a C compiler is required to be present.
For system requirements for Mathematica 9 through 11, go to the Wolfram Product System Requirements page.
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