Hardware Compatibility
List of macOS versions, the supported systems on which they run, and their RAM requirements
Operating RAM
Supported systems[97]
system requirement
MacBook (2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (2013 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
11.0 Mac mini (2014 or newer)
iMac (2014 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (2013 or newer)
4 GB
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
10.15 Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
10.14
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 models
with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards[98])
MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
10.12 – 10.13
Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
iMac (Late 2009 or newer) 2 GB
Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
MacBook (Early 2015) (Only 10.10 and 10.11)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
10.8 – 10.11
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
Intel Macs (64-bit)[99]
10.7
Rosetta support dropped from 10.7 and newer.
10.6 Intel Macs (32-bit or 64-bit)[99] 1 GB
G4, G5 and Intel Macs (32-bit or 64-bit) at 867 MHz or faster
10.5 512 MB
Classic support dropped from 10.5 and newer.
Macs with built-in FireWire and either a New World ROM or Intel
10.4 256 MB
processor
10.3 Macs with a New World ROM[100]
G3, G4 and G5 iBook and PowerBook, Power Mac and iMac 128 MB
10.0 – 10.2
(except PowerBook G3 "Kanga")