Hardware requirements for the Microsoft Teams app

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    Microsoft Teams

Hardware requirements for the Teams desktop app on a Windows PC

Component Requirement
Computer and processor Minimum 1.6 GHz (or higher) (32-bit or 64-bit).
Memory 2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk 3.0 GB of available disk space
Display 1024 x 768 screen resolution
Graphics hardware Minimum of 128 MB graphics memory
Operating system Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in 32-bit and 64-bit. For the best experience, use the latest version of any operating system.
.NET version Requires .NET 4.5 CLR or later
Video USB 2.0 video camera
Devices Standard laptop camera, microphone, and speakers
Video calls and meetings For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
Teams live events If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.

Hardware requirements for the Teams desktop app on a Mac

Component Requirement
Processor Minimum Intel processor, Core 2 Duo or higher
Memory 2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk 1.5 GB of available disk space
Display 1280 x 800 or higher resolution
Operating system Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later
Video Compatible webcam
Voice Compatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device
Video calls and meetings For better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support, supported on most late 2013 Mac devices and later. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.

Hardware requirements for the Teams app on mobile devices

You can use Microsoft Teams on these mobile platforms:

  • Android - requires Android 4.4 or later

  • iOS - requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Hardware requirements for the Teams app in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment

See Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure for requirements for running Teams in a virtualized environment.