Mac and PC CPU Specifications for Broadcasting - Television and Communications Media Program 651.
Apple/Mac Specifications
Mac laptops
| System | GPU | Earliest MC Version Supported* | DNxIO/IQ DNxIV/IP DNxID |
Mojo DX | Nexis | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MacBook Pro 16" 2019 2.6 GHz i7 6-core or 2.3, 2.4 Ghz i9 8-core Thunderbolt 3 |
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M, 5500M |
MC 2020.4 Catalina OS |
TB3(USB-C) *1 | N/S with Catalina OS | Nexis 20.3 min Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
16 to 64 GB 2666Mhz DDR4 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 15" 2.6 Ghz i7 6-core or 2.3/2.4 Ghz i9 8-core Mid 2019 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 |
Intel UHD630 AMD Radeon Pro 555X, 560X, Vega 16,20 |
MC 2018.12 | TB3(USB-C) *1 | TB3(USB-C) *1*2 | Yes Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
16 to 32 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 13" 2.8 GHz quad core Intel core i7 Mid 2019 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 |
Intel Iris Plus 655 | MC 2018.12 | TB3(USB-C) *1 | TB3(USB-C) *1*2 | Yes Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
16 GB 2133Mhz LPDDR3 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 15" 2.2 GHz and higher i7/i9 six core Mid 2018 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 |
Intel UHD630 AMD Radeon Pro 555X, 560X | MC 2018.10 | TB3(USB-C) *1 | TB3(USB-C) *1*2 | Yes Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
16 to 32 GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 13" 2.7 GHz quad core Intel core i7 Mid 2018 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 |
Intel Iris Plus 655 | MC 2018.10 | TB3(USB-C) *1 | TB3(USB-C) *1*2 | Yes Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
8 to 16 GB 2133Mhz LPDDR3 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 15" 2.8 GHz and higher i7 quad core Mid 2017 - Touch Bar & Thunderbolt 3 |
Intel HD630 AMD Radeon Pro 555, 560 | MC 8.8 | TB3(USB-C) *1 | TB3(USB-C) *1*2 | Yes Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
16 GB 2133Mhz LPDDR3 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 15" 2.6 GHz and higher i7 quad core Late 2016 - Touch Bar & TB 3 |
Intel HD530 AMD Radeon 450,455, 460 | MC 8.8 | TB3(USB-C) *1 | TB3(USB-C) *1*2 | Yes Apple TB to GbE adapter or USB-C dock |
6 GB 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory
Touch Bar not used by MC |
|
MacBook Pro 15" 2.2 GHz and higher i7 quad core Mid 2015 TB 2 |
Intel HD5000 AMD Radeon M370X | 7.0.4 | Thunderbolt 2 *3 | Sonnet DX TB Adapter Required* | Yes with Apple TB Ethernet Adapter | 16 GB 1600Mhz DDR3L Memory |
*Note: The Avid branded DX Thunderbolt Adapter is still supported, just no longer available for purchase. Buy Sonnet DX TB adapter instead.
- *1 TB3 (USB-C) to TB2 adapter required for DNxIO or Mojo DX
- *2 Avid TB2 to PCIe adapter required for Mojo DX
- *3 Apple TB2 to TB3 adapter required for DNxIQ, DNxIV, DNxID, or DNxIP
3rd-party Open IO Supported Hardware: Each vendor qualifies their own hardware to work with various host CPUs. For updated lists of supported 3rd party hardware configurations visit the vendor’s website. See the Open IO Frequently Asked Questions on the Knowledge Base for links to their websites.
Mac minimum specifications
Computer
Avid-qualified Mac-based computer
Mac OS X
- Catalina (10.15) – Requires MC 2020.4 or later
- Mojave (10.14) – Requires MC 2018.10 or later
- High Sierra (10.13)
- Sierra (10.12) - NOT supported with MC 2020.x
Processor
Intel core i7, i9 or Xeon (with hyper-threading – 4C/8T, 6C/12T or 8C/16T or higher) – 2.3 Ghz or higher
Qualified PC systems
PC laptops
|
System |
GPU |
Earliest MC Version Supported |
DNxIO/IQ DNxIV/IP DNxID |
Nitris DX |
Mojo DX |
Nexis
|
Notes** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hp Zbook 17” G6 2.3 Ghz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia RTX3000 RTX4000 RTX5000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 128 GB DDR4-2667 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
Dell 7740 17” 2.6 GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia RTX3000 RTX4000 RTX5000
AMD WX7130 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 128 GB DDR4-2667 Memory
|
|
Lenovo P73 17” 2.6 GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia RTX3000 RTX4000 RTX5000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 128 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
HP Zbook 15” G6 2.3Ghz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia T1000 T2000 RTX3000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 128 GB DDR4-2667 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
Lenovo P1 G2 15” 2.6 GHz or higher 6 core i7 Thin and Light |
Nvidia T1000 T2000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
Lenovo P53 15” 2.3 GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia T1000 T2000 RTX4000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 128 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
Dell 3541 15” 2.3GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia P620 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
Dell 5540 15” 2.3 GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon - thin and light |
Nvidia T1000 T2000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes* |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory - USB 3.0 to Ethernet required for NEXIS |
|
Dell 7540 15” 2.6 GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon |
Nvidia T1000 T2000 RTX3000 |
MC 2018.12 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 128 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
HP Zbook Studio G5 and Studio X360 G5 2.3 GHz or higher 6 or 8 core i7/i9/Xeon Ultrabook |
Nvidia P1000 P2000 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
Dell 5530 15" 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Thin and light |
Nvidia P1000 P2000 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes * |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2667 Memory USB 3.0 to Ethernet required for NEXIS |
|
Lenovo P1 15” 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 Thin and Light |
Nvidia P1000 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
HP Zbook 17" G5 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P3200 P4200 P5200
AMD WX4170 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
Dell 7730 17" 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P3200 P4200 P5200
AMD WX4170 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory
|
|
Lenovo P72 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P3200 P4200 P5200 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
HP Zbook 15" G5 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P1000 P2000
AMD WX4150 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
HP Zbook 15V G5 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P1000 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
Dell 7530 15" 2.6GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P1000 P2000
AMD WX4150 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
Dell 3530 15" 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P600 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
Lenovo P52 2.6 GHz or higher six core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P1000 P2000 |
MC 2018.7 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2667 Memory |
|
HP Zbook 17" G4 2.8GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P3000 P4000 P5000
AMD WX4170 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
HP Zbook 15" G4 2.8 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M620 M1200 M2200
AMD WX4150 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
HP Zbook Studio Ultrabook G4 2.8 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M1200 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2400 Memory |
|
Dell 7720 17" 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P3000 P4000 P5000
AMD WX4150 WX7100 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 Memory |
|
Dell 7520 15" 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M1200 M2200 AMD WX4130, WX4150 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 Memory |
|
Dell 5520 15" 2.8 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M1200 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2400 Memory USB 3.0 to Ethernet required for NEXIS Connectivity |
|
Dell 3520 15" 2.8 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M620 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2400 Memory |
|
Lenovo P51 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M1200 M2200 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 Memory |
|
Lenovo P71 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia P3000 P4000 P5000 |
MC 8.8 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2400 Memory |
|
HP Zbook Studio G3 Ultrabook 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M1000M |
8.4.3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2133 Memory |
|
HP Zbook 15" G3 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3
|
Nvidia M1000M M2000M M600M
AMD W5170M |
8.4.3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2133 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
HP Zbook 17" G3 2.6 GHz or higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M3000M M4000M M5000M
AMD W6150M |
8.4.3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2133 Memory HP DreamColor option |
|
Dell 7710 17" 2.7 GHz quad core i7 or 2.9 Ghz Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M3000M M4000M M5000M
A M D W 7170M |
8 .4 .3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2133 Memory |
|
Dell 7510 15" 2.5 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia M1000M M,2000M
AMD W5170M |
8 .4 .3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2133 Memory |
|
Dell 5510 15" 2.3 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia M1000M |
8 .4 .3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes * |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2133 Memory- USB 3.0 to Ethernet required for NEXIS Connectivity |
|
Dell 3510 15" 2.3 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
AMD W5130M |
8 .4 .3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR4-2133 Memory |
|
Lenovo P70 2.6 GHz and higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M3000M M4000M M5000M |
8.4.3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2133 Memory |
|
Lenovo P50 2.6 GHz and higher quad core i7/Xeon E3 |
Nvidia M1000M M2000M |
8.4.3 |
USB-C *1 |
Not Qualified |
USB-C *1,*2 |
Yes |
16 to 64 GB DDR4-2133 Memory |
|
HP Zbook 17" G2 2.5 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia K2200M K3100M K4100M |
7.0.4/11.0.4 |
TB2 *3 |
Not Qualified |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR3-1600 Memory |
|
|
HP Zbook 15" G2 2.5 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia K1100M K2100M |
7.0.4/11.0.4 |
TB2 *3 |
Not Qualified |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR3-1600 Memory |
|
|
Dell M6800 17” 2.5 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia K2200M K3100M K4100M K5100M |
7.0.4/11.0.4 |
No |
Not Qualified |
Yes Express Card |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR3-1600 Memory |
|
Dell M4800 15" 2.5 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia K1100M K2100M |
7.0.4/11.0.4 |
No |
Not Qualified |
Yes Express Card |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR3-1600 Memory |
|
Dell M3800 15" 2.3 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia K1100M |
7.0.4/11.0.4 |
TB2 *3
|
Not Qualified |
Yes * |
16 to 32 GB DDR3-1600 Memory USB 3.0 to Ethernet required for NEXIS |
|
|
Lenovo W541 15” 2.5 GHz and higher quad core i7 |
Nvidia K1100M K2100M |
7.0.4/11.0.4 |
TB2 *3 |
Not Qualified |
Yes |
16 to 32 GB DDR3-1600 Memory |
NOTES:
* Startech and Sonnet adapters are required. The Avid branded DX Thunderbolt Adapter is still supported, just no longer available for purchase. **** Startech Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter required for DNxIO and Mojo DX.
*1 USB-C/TB3 - TB3 to TB2 adapter required for DNxIO or Mojo DX
*2 Avid/Sonnet TB2 to PCIe adapter required for Mojo DX
*3 – Apple Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter required for DNxID, DNxIV, DNxIP or DNxIQ
High Res displays (3840 x 2160) supported with MC 8.9
Intel Core I7-7xxx and Intel Xeon E3 V6 and later are supported with Windows 10 Pro 64b only (Win 7 not supported by Intel)
Intel X710-DA 10Gb ethernet card supported with Win 10 by OEMs (HP, Dell, Lenovo) – Disregard Intel web site listing this card as not supported for Win 10
3rd Party Open IO Supported Hardware: Each vendor qualifies their own hardware to work with various host CPUs. For updated lists of supported 3rd party hardware and configurations visit the vendor's website. See the Open IO Frequently Asked Questions on the Knowledge Base for links to their websites.
PC minimum requirement
Windows Minimum Specifications
- Computer: Avid-qualified Windows-based computer
- Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 version 1809, 1903, or 1909 Professional or Enterprise – requires MC 8.5 or later
- Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise - requires MC v7.0.3/NC 11.0.3 or later
- Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) – Not supported on new systems after 2017 (EOL Jan 2020) ➢ MC 2020.x only qualified with Win 10 (win 7, win 8 not supported)
- Processor:
- Intel core i7, i9 or Xeon (with hyper-threading – 4C/8T, 6C/12T or 8C/16T or higher) – 2.3 Ghz or higher
- Intel Core i3, i5 with ANY core count are NOT qualified
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X (32C/64T) or 3990X (64C/128T) – no other AMD processors qualified by Avid
- Memory: (More is better – see Media Cache settings in MC)
-
- 16 GB RAM minimum required to support Interplay or Media Central, background transcode, Dynamic Media Folders, full-frame stereoscopic 3D, FrameFlex workflows, Raw format AMA plug-ins, Long GOP media editing, and other high- performance HD workflows
- 32+ GB RAM minimum required to support Media Composer |Cloud, UHD/4K/8K media editing, and other high-performance UHD workflows
- 8 GB RAM minimum for basic standalone MC First with minimal effects (no interplay or Media Central) – SD/HD projects – not recommended (may hang on Mac OS)
- RAM listed is what Avid tested as part of the qualification process. Adding more memory is supported as long as it adheres to the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA Quadro family, Intel on chip graphics, or AMD FirePro W-series/Radeon Pro WX-series or W-series ➢ Current driver support from Nvidia, Intel or AMD. Laptop drivers from HP, Dell and Lenovo web support
- Internal hard drive: Minimum 256 GB SSD, M.2 or nVMe, or slower 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA drive