System Requirements for Fusion

Verify that you have the minimum system requirements for installing and using Fusion.

• The following processors are supported.

  • Processors on all Macs launched in 2011 or later except for the Intel® Xeon® W3565 processor when used on the 2012 Mac Pro Quad Core

  • Processors on 2010 Mac Pro Six Core, Eight Core, and Twelve Core

• The following Metal host graphics rendering engine requirements apply.

  • Hardware Requirements

    • MacBook, Early 2015 or later

    • MacBook Air, Mid 2012 or later

    • MacBook Pro, Mid 2012 or later

    • Mac Mini, Late 2012 or later

    • iMac, Late 2012 or later

    • Mac Pro, Late 2013 or later

      See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205073 for information about Mac support of Metal.

  • Software Requirements

    • macOS 10.12.5 or later

• OS X 10.11 or later for the host OS.

• Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines. Windows operating systems are available separately from Microsoft and other retailers.

  Important:

  Fusion does not provide any operating systems for installation on virtual machines that you create with Fusion. You must provide the operating system installation media.

• 4 GB of memory, 8 GB recommended.

• 750 MB of free disk space for Fusion, and at least 5 GB of free disk space for each virtual machine.

  Note:

  You must have enough memory to run macOS, plus the memory required for each guest operating system and for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machines.