System Requirements

Prepar3D v5

 
Minimum
Recommended
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 1809 Microsoft Windows 10 21H2
Microsoft Windows 11
Computer Processor
Quad Core @ 3.0 GHz Octa Core @ 3.7 GHz +
(e.g. Intel Core i7/i9)
Computer Memory
4 GB 16 GB DDR4/2666MHz +
Hard Drive Space
60 GB, with at least 35 GB on C:\
(3 GB for the SDK)
M.2 or Solid State Drive (SSD) is strongly recommended
Graphics Card Video Memory
4 GB 8+ GB
(e.g. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080)
Graphics Card Other
DirectX 12 with feature level 12_0 or greater
Other
Administrator Rights (for installation only)
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
1920×1080 minimum screen resolution for primary display

These requirements are for illustrative purposes and can vary greatly based on many different factors including content, number of displays, and simulation settings. Minimums should be viewed as the minimum to run the software with reduced settings.

For virtual reality, please refer to the hardware manufacture for detailed system requirements at Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Varjo VR-1 and Varjo XR-1.

For any questions, please visit our Hardware Specific Questions support forum.