Your computer must meet these REQUIREMENTS, or you may not be able to successfully participate in Second Life.
Windows
Minimum Requirements
Recommended
Internet Connection*:
Cable or DSL
Cable or DSL
Operating System***:
Windows 8 or Windows 10
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
64 bit version
Computer Processor:
CPU with SSE2 support, including Intel Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core or Atom, AMD Athlon 64 or later.
2-GHz (Windows 8) 64-bit (x86) or better
Computer Memory:
1 GB or more
4 GB or more
Screen Resolution:
1024x768 pixels
1024x768 pixels or higher
Graphics Card for Windows 8 or Windows 10
(requires latest drivers)**:
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better
OR ATI Radeon 9500 or better
OR Intel 945 chipset
NVIDIA Graphics cards
9000 Series: 9600, 9800
200 Series: 275 GTX, 295 GTX
ATI Graphics Cards
4000 Series: 4850, 4870, 4890
5000 Series: 5850, 5870, 5970
macOS
Minimum Requirements
Recommended
Internet Connection*:
Cable or DSL
Cable or DSL
Operating System***:
Mac OS X 10.12 or better
The latest official Apple release of macOS
Computer Processor:
1.5 GHz Intel based Mac
2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or above
Computer Memory:
1 GB or more
4 GB or more
Screen Resolution:
1024x768 pixels
1024x768 pixels or higher
Graphics Card**:
ATI Radeon 9200 and above
OR NVIDIA GeForce 2, GeForce 4
ATI: 4850, 4870
OR NVIDIA: 9800
Linux ****
Minimum Requirements
Recommended
Internet Connection*:
Cable or DSL
Cable or DSL
Operating System***:
A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed.
A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed.
Computer Processor:
800 MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better
1.5 GHz or better
Computer Memory:
512MB or more
1 GB or more
Screen Resolution:
1024x768 pixels
1024x768 pixels or higher
Graphics Card for Windows 8 or Windows 10
(requires latest drivers)**:
NVIDIA GeForce 6600, or better
OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
ATI: 4850, 4870
OR NVIDIA: 9600, 9800
* Second Life is not compatible with dial-up internet, satellite internet, and some wireless internet services.
** Second Life may not run on graphics cards other than the ones listed above. The following cards are NOT compatible with Second Life:
The following cards have not been tested with Second Life, and compatibility is not certain:
*** Installation may require that the latest Microsoft Service Packs for your system be installed.
**** The Linux viewer is community supported, and may not be fully compatible with all Second Life features.
