Adobe Illustrator - Minimum system requirements

Windows

Minimum requirement Multicore processor (with 32/64- support) or AMD Athlon 64 Processor processor Operating Microsoft with Service Pack 1, Windows 10* system 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 4 GB of RAM (16 GB RAM recommended) for 64 bit 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space Hard disk required during installation; SSD recommended 1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended) Monitor To use Touch workspace in Illustrator, you must have a touch-screen- resolution enabled tablet/monitor running Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Pro 3 recommended). OpenGL 4.x

GPU Optional: To use GPU Performance: Your Windows should have a minimum of 1GB of VRAM (4 GB recommended), and your computer must support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater. Internet Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software connection activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

* October 2018 release of Illustrator is not supported on Windows 10 version 1507, 1511, 1607.

Note:

• Scalable UI feature is supported on Winodws 10 (minimum resolution supported is 1920 x 1080). • Auto handle feature is supported on Windows 10. • GPU in Outline mode is supported on monitor with display resolution at least 2000 pixels in any dimension. • Graphics processor-powered features are not supported on 32-bit Windows platform. • Actual view feature is not supported on 32-bit Windows 7 platform.

Supported video adapter

The following video adapter series support the new Windows GPU Performance features in Illustrator:

NVIDIA

• K Series • NVIDIA Quadro 6xxx • NVIDIA Quadro 5xxx • NVIDIA Quadro 4xxx • NVIDIA Quadro 2xxx • NVIDIA Quadro 2xxxD • NVIDIA Quadro 6xx • NVIDIA GeForce GTX Series (4xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx, 9xx, Titan) • NVIDIA Quadro M Series • NVIDIA Quadro P Series

Important: may not detect the availability of the latest device drivers for NVIDIA GPU cards. Get the latest GPU card device drivers:

- Quadro series - Other series

Intel

• Intel HD Graphics 4600 Series • Intel HD Graphics 5000 Series • Intel Iris Graphics 5000 Series • Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5000 Series • Intel HD Graphics 6000 Series • Intel Iris Graphics 6000 Series

AMD

The following series are supported only on Windows 8 or later:

• AMD R9 Series Graphics • AMD Radeon R7 Series Graphics • AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series Graphics • AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series Graphics • AMD FirePro V Series Graphics • AMD FirePro W Series Graphics Note:

Ensure that you have the latest GPU card drivers installed. See Illustrator GPU Performance | Driver Updates. macOS

Minimum requirements Processor Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support Operating macOS version 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.12 (Sierra) system RAM 4 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space Hard disk required during installation; SSD recommended Monitor 1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended) resolution Optional: To use GPU Performance: Your Mac should have a minimum of 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB recommended), and your computer must support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater.

• For eGPU, support on Mac OS 10.13.5 or above GPU • To check for VRAM values: Choose Mac > About This Mac (Graphics information). • To find out if your computer supports the required OpenGL version (4.0 or later), see this Apple Support document.

Internet Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software connection activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

Note:

• Scalable UI feature (minimum resolution supported is 1920 x 1080) • Auto Handle feature is supported on Mac 10.13 • GPU in Outline mode is supported on Retina display

* NOTICE TO USERS:

• Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and the Adobe Privacy Policy. Applications and services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply. • Illustrator is not supported on virtualized or -based environments. These environments include, but are not limited to, Citrix Metaframe/Citrix Presentation Server, NVIDIA Grid, Microsoft App-V, VMWare, Parallels, and Virtual PC. "Thin Clients" are also server-based environments. • Illustrator is not supported on case-sensitive file system, removable flash storage devices, and network drives.