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This page contains system requirements for the editor and exported projects. These specifications are given for informative purposes only, but they can be referred to if you're looking to build or upgrade a system to use Godot on.
Godot editor
These are the minimum specifications required to run the Godot editor and work on a simple 2D or 3D project:
Desktop or laptop PC - Minimum
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200 MB (used for the executable, project files and cache). Exporting projects requires downloading export templates separately (1.3 GB after installation). |
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If your x86_64 CPU does not support SSE4.2, you can still run the 32-bit Godot executable which only has a SSE2 requirement (all x86_64 CPUs support SSE2).
While supported on Linux, we have no official minimum requirements for running on rv64 (RISC-V), ppc64 & ppc32 (PowerPC), and loongarch64. In addition you must compile the editor for that platform (as well as export templates) yourself, no official downloads are currently provided. RISC-V compiling instructions can be found on the Compiling for Linux, *BSD page.
Mobile device (smartphone/tablet) - Minimum
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200 MB (used for the executable, project files and cache) Exporting projects requires downloading export templates separately (1.3 GB after installation) |
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These are the recommended specifications to get a smooth experience with the Godot editor on a simple 2D or 3D project:
Desktop or laptop PC - Recommended
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1.5 GB (used for the executable, project files, all export templates and cache) |
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Mobile device (smartphone/tablet) - Recommended
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1.5 GB (used for the executable, project files, all export templates and cache) |
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Exported Godot project
Warning
The requirements below are a baseline for a simple 2D or 3D project, with basic scripting and few visual flourishes. CPU, GPU, RAM and storage requirements will heavily vary depending on your project's scope, its renderer, viewport resolution and graphics settings chosen. Other programs running on the system while the project is running will also compete for resources, including RAM and video RAM.
It is strongly recommended to do your own testing on low-end hardware to make sure your project runs at the desired speed. To provide scalability for low-end hardware, you will also need to introduce a graphics options menu to your project.
These are the minimum specifications required to run a simple 2D or 3D project exported with Godot:
Desktop or laptop PC - Minimum
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150 MB (used for the executable, project files and cache) |
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Mobile device (smartphone/tablet) - Minimum
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150 MB (used for the executable, project files and cache) |
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These are the recommended specifications to get a smooth experience with a simple 2D or 3D project exported with Godot:
Desktop or laptop PC - Recommended
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150 MB (used for the executable, project files and cache) |
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Mobile device (smartphone/tablet) - Recommended
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150 MB (used for the executable, project files and cache) |
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Note
Godot doesn't use OpenGL/OpenGL ES extensions introduced after OpenGL 3.3/OpenGL ES 3.0, but GPUs supporting newer OpenGL/OpenGL ES versions generally have fewer driver issues.