Hardware Standards for 2025-2026

Modified on: Fri, Jan 31 2025 4:35 PM

Minimum Hardware Standards/Recommendations for Students

2025‐2026

	All Majors excluding Architecture, Engineering, and Graphic Design		Engineering and Computer Science*	Construction Management*	Architecture*		Graphic Design	Higher‐End Computing, Gaming and/or Streaming Video
Operating System	Windows 11	Apple	Windows 11	Windows 11	Windows 11	Apple	Apple	Windows 11
Processor	Intel core i5 processor or better	Apple M4 10‐Core CPU, 10‐Core GPU or better	Intel core i5 processor or better	Intel core i7 processor 13th generation or better. Apple or Chromebooks will not be allowed.	Intel core i7 processor 13th generation or better	Apple M4 Pro 12‐Core CPU, 16‐Core GPU or better. Apple no longer includes Boot Camp or supports Windows‐only software.	Apple M4 Pro 14‐Core CPU, 20‐Core GPU or better	14th Gen Intel Core i7 processor (20‐Core, 33MB L3 Cache, up to 5.5GHz Max Turbo Frequency
Memory (RAM)	16GB RAM	16GB RAM	16GB RAM	16GB RAM	16GB RAM	24GB RAM	24GB RAM	32GB RAM
Hard Drive Size	512GB SSD storage	512GB SSD storage	512GB SSD storage	512GB SSD storage	1TB SSD storage	1TB SSD storage	512GB SSD storage	1TB, M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Screen Size	No minimum standard‐ Student preference	No minimum standard‐ Student preference	No minimum standard‐ Student preference	13.4" Minimum	No minimum standard‐ Student preference	No minimum standard‐ Student preference	16‐inch Liquid Retina XDR display	No minimum standard‐ Student preference
Network Card	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6	802.11ax/Wi‐Fi 6
Graphics	4GB Graphics Memory or better	10-core GPU Integrated or better	4GB Graphics Memory or better	4GB Graphics Memory or better	8GB Graphics Memory or better	10-core GPU Integrated or better	20-core GPU Integrated or better	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6 or better

*See Cummings School of Architecture Orientation Booklet for more detailed laptop and Apporto virtual desktop program information.

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