Before installing or upgrading ArcGIS Pro on a virtual or physical machine, ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements to run it. Also, learn what resources are recommended to get the best performance.
Scan your computer for compatibility
In addition to comparing your machine's compatibility with the requirements below, you can download an app that will scan your machine and generate a compatibility report: Verify your computer's ability to run ArcGIS Pro.
Supported operating systems
The software is supported on the Microsoft Windows operating systems listed below, as long as the operating system is also currently supported by its provider for general or public use.
| Operating system | Latest update or service pack tested |
|---|---|
Windows 11 Home, Pro, and Enterprise (64 bit) | Sept 2024 update |
Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Enterprise (64 bit) | Sept 2024 update |
Windows Server 2022 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit) | Sept 2024 update |
Windows Server 2019 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit) | Sept 2024 update |
Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit) | Sept 2024 update |
Note:
- Prior and future updates or service packs for these operating system versions are supported unless otherwise stated. The operating system version and updates must also be supported by the operating system provider.
- The Desktop Experience option is required on all versions of Windows Server.
- The Microsoft Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N or 11 N is required to use presentations.
Hardware requirements
The minimum, recommended, and optimal requirements to run ArcGIS Pro are listed below. Minimum requirements will support the application, but may not perform well. Recommended requirements perform well in most situations. Best performance is gained using the optimal requirements.
| Item | Supported and recommended |
|---|---|
CPU | Minimum: 2 cores, simultaneous multithreading Simultaneous multithreading, or hyperthreading, of CPUs typically features 2 threads per core. A multithreaded 2-core CPU will have 4 threads available for processing, while a multithreaded 6-core CPU will have 12 threads available for processing. Full Motion Video has higher minimum and recommended CPU specifications. See Introduction to full-motion video for details. |
Recommended: 4 cores | |
Optimal: 10 cores | |
Platform | x64 |
Storage | Minimum: 32 GB of free space |
Recommended: 32 GB or more of free space on a solid-state drive (SSD) | |
Memory/RAM | Minimum: 8 GB |
Recommended: 32 GB | |
Optimal: 64 GB or more | |
GPU | Minimum: A supported CPU (see above) Using a configuration without any GPU leads to the emulation of one, resulting in suboptimal performance for certain visualization workflows, including 3D views. |
Recommended: A discrete (not integrated) GPU that is supported by the manufacturer This provides better performance in workflows involving visualization. For more information, see the section below on General-purpose computing on a GPU. | |
Dedicated (not shared) graphics memory | Recommended: 4 GB or more If you're using a notebook computer with an integrated GPU, consider increasing the system RAM to compensate for the use of shared memory. |
Visualization cache | The temporary visualization cache can consume up to 32 GB of space, if available, in the user-selected location. By default, the visualization cache is written to the user profile’s \Local subfolder, so it does not roam with the user profile if roaming profiles are enabled by your system administrator. |
DirectX* | Minimum: DirectX 11, feature level 11.0, Shader Model 5.0 |
Recommended: DirectX 12, feature level 12.0, Shader Model 6.0 | |
OpenGL* | Minimum: OpenGL 4.3 with the ARB_clip_control and EXT_texture_compression_s3tc extensions |
Recommended: OpenGL 4.5 with the ARB_shader_draw_parameters, EXT_swap_control, EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, and EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic extensions | |
Screen resolution | Minimum: 1024x768 |
Recommended: 1080p or higher Higher resolutions, such as 4K, require more video memory and a more powerful GPU. |
Note:
Use the latest available driver.
A processor supporting the AVX instruction set is required for some geoprocessing tools.
- A processor supporting the AVX2 instruction set is required for geoprocessing tool suggestions and semantic search for the following:
Cloud storage services, such as Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, are not supported unless stated otherwise in the documentation about specific tools and functionality. Learn more about ArcGIS Pro and cloud storage services.
General-purpose computing on a GPU
Support for general-purpose computing on a GPU (GPGPU) using CUDA is not required to run the software but is required to run most deep learning functionality. GPGPU can also accelerate some Spatial Analyst tools.
| Item | Supported and recommended |
|---|---|
GPU type | NVIDIA GPU with CUDA compute capability 5.0 minimum; 6.1 or later recommended. See the list of CUDA-enabled cards to determine compute capability of a GPU, or check the CUDA Compute section of the system requirements checker. |
GPU driver | NVIDIA GPU drivers: version 527.41 or later is required. |
Dedicated graphics memory | Minimum: 6 GB |
Recommended: 16 GB or more | |
Memory requirements depend on the model architecture and batch size being used. |
Note:
- An out-of-date GPU driver will cause deep learning tools to fail with run time errors indicating that CUDA is not installed or an unsupported tool chain is present. Verify that you have up-to-date GPU drivers directly provided by NVIDIA.
If you have two GPUs, you can dedicate one to visualization tasks and the other to GPGPU/CUDA tasks.
Software requirements
The following software must be installed before installing ArcGIS Pro:
| Software | Minimum requirement |
|---|---|
Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime | Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0.0 or a later patch release (8.0.1 and so on), using a Windows x64 installer, is required. Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime is updated frequently. It is recommended that you install the latest patches as they become available. However, installing .NET 9 or any later version doesn't fulfill this software requirement. |
WebView2 Runtime | Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version 117 or later is required. If it is not already installed on the machine, use the Evergreen Bootstrapper or Evergreen Standalone Installer from Microsoft. Note:A per-machine installation (the default) of ArcGIS Pro requires a per-machine installation of WebView2 Runtime. To do this, right-click the WebView2 installer and click Run as administrator. |
Licensing
Three license types are available for ArcGIS Pro 3.4. Depending on the type you use, you may need additional software or access to ArcGIS Online.
- Named User license—ArcGIS Pro is licensed through an organizational account on ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. If the license is through ArcGIS Online (the default option), licensing software is not required because ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based service provided by Esri.
If the license is through ArcGIS Enterprise, use the latest version of ArcGIS License Manager regardless of the ArcGIS Enterprise version used.
- Concurrent Use license—The latest version of ArcGIS License Manager is required to manage ArcGIS Pro 3.4 licenses.
- Single Use license—No additional software is required for licensing.
SDK requirements
The minimum requirements to create add-ins using ArcGIS Pro SDK are described in the SDK GitHub repository.
Virtualization
ArcGIS Pro is supported in various on-premises and cloud environments, as shown in the tables below.
In all environments, a GPU that is compatible with your virtualization platform is recommended for the best user experience.
Note:
The Virtualization section of the help provides additional information about setting up virtualization environments for ArcGIS Pro.
| On-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) | Notes |
|---|---|
Citrix 'Virtual Apps and Desktops' 1912 LTSR and 2203 LTSR | Use the latest Citrix and NVIDIA drivers. Refer to the Citrix and NVIDIA websites for the most current versions. Esri supports using Citrix Virtual Desktops. Citrix Virtual Apps is not recommended or supported with ArcGIS Pro. Refer to the Citrix product matrix for more information on product life cycles and releases. |
Microsoft Hyper-V Server Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 | Use Discrete Device Assignment (DDA) to pass through the GPU. |
VMware vSphere (ESXi) 7.x and 8.x | Use the latest VMware and NVIDIA drivers. Refer to the VMware and NVIDIA websites for the most current versions. |
Note:
- Prior and future updates for these VDI products are supported unless otherwise stated here or by Esri Support. The VDI update must also be supported by the product provider (Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware).
- ArcGIS Pro with Citrix Virtual Applications is strongly discouraged because of poor Windows OS session assignment and management of GPU memory.
- If using App Layering to add ArcGIS Pro to Citrix Virtual Application and Desktops, the application may fail to start due to insufficient permission to the Flexnet Licensing Service. To prevent a failure, run a command line installation of the Flexnet Licensing Service with the parameter, MODIFYFLEXDACL=TRUE, for example: msiexec /I "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcGIS Licensing Service\ArcGISLS.msi" MODIFYFLEXDACL=TRUE.
- ArcGIS Pro provides a nominal level of functionality and performance in the following environments:
- Microsoft App-V
- VMware App Volumes
| Cloud infrastructure | Notes |
|---|---|
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) | G4dn instance types G5 instance types |
Amazon WorkSpaces | Graphics Bundle |
Azure N-Series VMs | NVv4-series
NCasT4_v3-series
NVadsA10_v5-series
|
Note:
When using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst tools or machine learning capabilities that use GPU, more than one GPU may be helpful to support visualization and computation. Consider this option if running Spatial Analyst tools or machine learning capabilities and the display becomes erratic. See the current lists of Spatial Analyst tools and machine learning capabilities that use the GPU for computation.
| Cloud application streaming and virtualization | Notes |
|---|---|
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) | For the best user experience, deploy using the supported N-series VMs on a full Windows VM desktop. When publishing ArcGIS Pro as an application, use a limited number of connections per Windows VM. |
Amazon AppStream 2.0 | Delivers nonpersistent VMs with the capability to stream an application or desktop experience through a web browser. |
Citrix Cloud Virtual Apps and Desktops service 1912 LTSR in AWS | Virtual desktop support for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR (Citrix Cloud Virtual Desktops only) with AWS EC2 (G4dn) instance type Citrix Workspace client version 2109. |
What's new
See What's new in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 to learn about new functionality and improvements made since the previous software release.