System requirements

Before you jump in and download UE4, you first need to ensure that you have a system capable of running it in the first place! UE4 works on both Windows and Mac OS X. The following are the system requirements for each:

  • Windows 7/8, 64-bit (Or Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later)
  • .NET 4.0
  • DirectX 10 (Mac: OpenGl 3.3)
  • 8 GB of RAM
  • Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series or higher
  • At least 9 GB Hard Disk Space (8 GB for Mac OS X)

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