Check Your Mac for Compatibility
All currently shipping Macs, as well as most models introduced within the past seven years or so, can run Big Sur. Sadly, Big Sur does drop support for some Mac models that were able to run 10.15 Catalina.
The next few pages will help you verify that your hardware is fully compatible with Big Sur.
Model Support
Big Sur does not support Mac models introduced before mid-2013. Macs that can run Big Sur include the following:
iMac (2014 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017 or newer)
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2013 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
Mac mini (2014 or newer)
Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
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