Below are the minimum and recommended system specifications for StarCraft® II for Windows® and Mac®. Due to potential programming changes, the minimum system requirements for StarCraft II may change over time.

Note: For a list of compatible video hardware, see our Supported Video Cards list.

Windows

Mac Windows Minimum Requirements Recommended Specifications Operating System Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 Windows® 10 64-bit Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD FX Series Processor or better Video NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 XT or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 or better Memory 2 GB RAM 4 GB RAM Storage 30 GB available HD space Internet Broadband Internet connection Media DVD-ROM drive Resolution 1024X768 minimum display resolution Mac Minimum Requirements Recommended Specifications Operating System OS X® 10.12 (Latest Version) macOS® 10.15 (Latest Version) Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Intel® Core™ i5 or better Video NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 775M or AMD Radeon™ M290X or better Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM Storage 30 GB available HD space Internet Broadband Internet connection Media DVD-ROM drive Resolution 1024X768 minimum display resolution Note: FileVault options and case-sensitive formatted volumes are not supported for installation of Blizzard games.

StarCraft II Online Play

StarCraft II multiplayer and single player modes require an active Internet connection.