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To be used efficiently, KSP needs certain hardware components to be present on your computer. These prerequisites are known as system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule.
  
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=General=
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== Windows ==
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Despite the listing at the download page, the current specific requirements to run the game are not well known and are subject to change without warning. As of February 12, 2013, current demo and paid version are both based on 0.18.2. Performance tuning can be expected as time passes.
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! Hardware
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! Minimum
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! Recommended
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| OS
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| Windows 7 SP1+
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| Windows 10 64-bit
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| Processor
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| Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
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| Core i5
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| Memory
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| 4 GB RAM
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| 8 GB RAM
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| Graphics
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| DX10 (SM 4.0) 512 MB VRAM
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| DX10 (SM 4.0) 1 GB VRAM
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| Storage
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| 3 GB HD space
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| 4 GB HD space
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Better hardware helps, but sometimes in non-obvious ways:
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== Mac ==
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* A fast (per core) CPU. Dual-core may help, but given the limitations of the Unity engine, more will do very little.
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* A dedicated graphics card (desktops & larger laptops)
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! Hardware
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! Minimum
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! Recommended
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| OS
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | MacOS X 10.12+ 64-bit
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| Processor
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| Intel
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| Intel Core i5
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| Memory
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| 4 GB RAM
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| 8 GB RAM
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| Graphics
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| SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM
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| SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
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| Storage
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| 3 GB HD space
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| 4 GB HD space
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KSP currently (18.2) does not make much use of multi core CPU's.
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== Linux ==
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You will get a better performance with a CPU with good
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single core performance and high clock speed.
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! Hardware
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At some point the game also seems to hit a limit on whats possible
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! Minimum
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so there's not much difference between 2 high-end CPUs running an
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! Recommended
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extremely big space station.
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| OS
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The same is true of spacecraft design:
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| Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS 64-bit
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* Fewer parts, especially struts.
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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* Avoid highly detailed 3rd party parts.
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* Keep installed part counts low.
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| Processor
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* Use map view at low altitudes to avoid looking at terrain.
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| Core 2 Duo
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| Core i5
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== Current Paid (0.23)==
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Recommended System Specs:
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| Memory
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* 2.0Ghz Dual Core CPU or higher (preferably higher)
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| 4 GB RAM
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* 4GB RAM
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| 8 GB RAM
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* 512MB Video Card, Shader Model 3.0
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* 1GB Free HD space* Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
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| Graphics
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* An Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
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| SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM
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* A Debian based Linux distro
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| SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
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== Current Demo (0.18.3)==
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| Storage
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Minimum:
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| 3 GB HD space
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* Intel Core2Duo or equivalent.
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| 4 GB HD space
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* 2 GB of RAM (4 recommended).
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* Intel HD3000 or better (Dedicated video card highly recommended).
 
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== Old Demo (0.13.3)==
 
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Fast Pentium 4 (>3 GHz)
 
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Fast shader model 2.0 card (3.0 or later recommended) that does not steal from system memory. Roughly an ATI Radeon 9xxx or nVidia FX/Gefore 5 series.
 
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768 MiB of RAM
 
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This is the absolute minimum to get a playable (if slow) game with smallish rockets, however. A faster system will greatly enhance one's experience.
 

Latest revision as of 12:10, 23 February 2020

To be used efficiently, KSP needs certain hardware components to be present on your computer. These prerequisites are known as system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule.

Windows

Hardware Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 SP1+ Windows 10 64-bit
Processor Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz Core i5
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics DX10 (SM 4.0) 512 MB VRAM DX10 (SM 4.0) 1 GB VRAM
Storage 3 GB HD space 4 GB HD space

Mac

Hardware Minimum Recommended
OS MacOS X 10.12+ 64-bit
Processor Intel Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
Storage 3 GB HD space 4 GB HD space

Linux

Hardware Minimum Recommended
OS Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor Core 2 Duo Core i5
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
Storage 3 GB HD space 4 GB HD space
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