Determining whether your computer can run ArcGIS Pro

Unlike the 32-bit ArcMap and ArcCatalog applications, ArcGIS Pro supports hyperthreading (use of multiple core processors), graphics processing units, and more than 4 GB of RAM. This also means ArcGIS Pro requires more computer resources to run properly.

The minimum requirements for ArcGIS Pro 2.1 are:

• Windows 64-bit OS:
  • Windows 7, 8.1, or 10
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016
• Hyperthreaded dual core processor
• 4 GB RAM
• 32 GB hard drive space
• 2 GB video memory
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
• DirectX 11
• OpenGL 3.3
• Shader Model 4.1
• Pixel Shader 4.0
• Vertex Shader 4.0

Keep in mind that these are the minimum requirements. The more hardware the better where ArcGIS Pro is concerned. In general, I would recommend at least 12 GB of RAM, an i5 dual core processor, and a separate video card with its own GPU and memory. For a complete set of recommended hardware specifications, you may want to look at my other book from Packt Publishing, Learning ArcGIS Pro.

In this recipe, you will learn how to use the system requirements tool to verify whether your computer can run ArcGIS Pro. This is a free tool provided by Esri.