Capture One may run on other and older equipment than that listed below, but to ensure the best possible results we recommend that your computer conforms to the specifications provided below.
The minimum system requirements are for the latest version of Capture.
If you have an older version of Capture One, you can always refer to the Release Notes Archive or refer to the articles to check the compatibility of Capture One versions with Apple operating systems and Windows operating systems.
Consider that newer operating system versions (that are not supported by any Capture One version) may cause erratic and unstable behavior of the software. It is recommended to test an upgraded operating system extensively before putting it into production.
Microsoft® Windows® minimum requirements
- Intel or AMD CPU with 2 cores
- 8 GB of RAM
- 10 GB of free hard disk space
- Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
- Windows 7® SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1® 64-bit, Windows 10® 64-bit*
- Microsoft® .NET Framework version 4.7 (will be installed if not present)
*Support for Capture One 20 on Windows 10 is supported for builds supporting .NET 4.7 - This is currently from build 1607 through to build 1909.
Apple® Macintosh® minimum requirements
- Intel® Core™ i3 (1st generation)
- 8 GB of RAM
- 10 GB of free hard disk space
- Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
- macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15*
*MacOS 10.15 is supported for builds up to 10.15.5
Recommended system requirements
If working with high-resolution images and doing calculation-heavy adjustments we recommend the following:
- Intel CPU with 4+ cores
- 16+ GB of RAM
- Solid State Disk (SSD)
- Dual (matching) Graphics card from NVIDIA or AMD with 4GB+ RAM per card
- Calibrated monitor with at least 1920x1200, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
NOTE: Due to the significant additional calculation overhead, systems using 4k/5k monitors will require extra resources in addition to the above-recommended specification (both in GPU and CPU power). For professional experience, we recommend at least doubling the specification above for these configurations.
We often get asked which graphics cards we recommend and the truth is, we cannot recommend a specific card or components as these are consistently being updated/replaced with newer models.
Generally speaking, the more RAM available to the graphics card and the more CUDA cores (NVIDIA) and Stream Processors (AMD), the higher the performance gain.
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