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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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Better hardware helps, but sometimes in non-obvious ways:
 
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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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KSP currently (1.0.4) does not make much use of multi core CPU's.
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== Windows ==
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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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| 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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The same is true of spacecraft design:
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== Mac ==
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* Fewer parts, especially struts.
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* Avoid highly detailed 3rd party parts.
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! Hardware
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* Keep installed part counts low.
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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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== <span id="Current Paid"> Current Paid </span>(1.0.2) ==
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== Linux ==
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Minimum:
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* Processor:Core 2 Duo
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! Hardware
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* Memory:3 GB RAM
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! Minimum
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* Graphics:SM3 512MB VRAM
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! Recommended
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* Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
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* One of the following OSes:
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| OS
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** Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
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| Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS 64-bit
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
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| Processor
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Recommended:
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| Core 2 Duo
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* Processor:Core i5
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| Core i5
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* Memory:4 GB RAM
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* Graphics:SM4 1GB VRAM
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| Memory
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* Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
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| 4 GB RAM
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* One of the following OSes:
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| 8 GB RAM
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** Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
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| Graphics
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
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| SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM
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| SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
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e.g. mid-2009 MacBook Pro w/ dedicated graphics
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| Storage
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== <span id="Current Demo"> Current Demo </span>  (0.18.3)==
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| 3 GB HD space
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Minimum:
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| 4 GB HD space
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* Intel Core2Duo or equivalent.
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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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* 1GB Free HD space
 
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* One of the following OSes:
 
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** Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
 
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
 
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
 
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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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