To develop and run body-tracking applications using the LightBuzz SDK, ensure your computer runs on the proper hardware. Our engineers have managed to keep the requirements as low as possible while maintaining incredible performance. As a rule of thumb, remember that the better the specs, the higher the performance.
Hardware specifications
Windows
When developing Windows applications, you need a modern computer with a decent graphics chip. All major hardware providers are supported, including AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. Use CPU Benchmark and GPU Benchmark to ensure your processor and graphics card are above the following minimum specs.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 7th Gen i5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | Intel 10th Gen i7 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 |
| Graphics Card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 AMD RX 580 Intel Iris Xe | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 AMD RX 6600-XT Intel Iris Xe |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Windows 11 |
macOS
On macOS, the LightBuzz SDK supports both Intel and Apple Silicon-based computers.
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Processor (CPU) | Apple M1 8-Core Intel Core i5 Quad-Core |
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Apple M1 8-Core Intel Iris Plus |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Operating System | macOS 11 Big Sur |
Ubuntu Linux
On Ubuntu, the LightBuzz SDK works with NVIDIA graphics chips only.
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 7th Gen i5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
| Graphics Card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Operating System | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
- An Intel CPU is required for hardware acceleration in CPU mode.
- An NVIDIA CUDA GPU is required for hardware acceleration in GPU mode.
iOS
We support iPhone and iPad devices with A11 Bionic or later.
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic+ Apple M1+ |
| Operating System | iOS 14+ |
Android
On Android, you need a device with a Snapdragon 845 chipset or equivalent or better.
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Snapdragon 845+ Google Tensor+ Adreno 630+ |
| Operating System | Android 10+ (Android API level 29+) |
Software
To develop your applications, we recommend the following tools.
| Unity | Unity 2019 LTS Unity 2020 LTS |
| Visual Studio | Visual Studio 2019 Visual Studio 2022 Visual Studio for Mac Visual Studio Code |
| XCode | XCode 12+ |