Hardware requirements for Microsoft Teams
Important
The classic Team client is no longer supported. This client is not receiving further updates, including security updates. The classic Teams client will not work after June 30, 2025. You must upgrade to the new Teams client before that time. See The new Microsoft Teams for more information.
All of the requirements in the following sections apply to both the classic Microsoft Teams desktop app and the classic Teams Web app.
Hardware requirements for Teams on a Windows PC
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Computer and processor | Minimum 1.1 GHz or faster, two core Note: For Intel processors, the maximum speed achieved using Intel Turbo Boost Technology (Max Turbo Frequency) must be considered |
| Memory | 4.0 GB RAM |
| Hard disk | 3.0 GB of available disk space |
| Display | 1024 x 768 screen resolution |
| Graphics hardware | Windows OS: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update) |
| Operating system | Windows 11, Windows 10 (excluding Windows 10 LTSC for Teams desktop app), Windows 10 on ARM, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2. Note: We recommend using the latest Windows version and security patches available. |
| .NET version | Requires .NET 4.5 CLR or later |
| Video | USB 2.0 video camera |
| Devices | Standard laptop camera, microphone, and speakers |
| Video calls and meetings |
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| Teams live events | If you're producing a Teams live event, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0-GB RAM (or higher), and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders. |
| Avatars for Teams app | For the best experiencing using the avatars for Teams app, we recommend a computer that has a four core CPU with at least 8GB of RAM. |
Hardware requirements for Teams on a Mac
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Computer and processor | Intel Core Duo processor |
| Memory | 4.0 GB RAM |
| Hard disk | 1.5 GB of available disk space |
| Display | 1280 x 800 or higher resolution |
| Operating system | One of the three most recent versions of macOS. You can find information about the latest macOS versions, and how to upgrade your version of macOS, here. For example, when a new version of macOS is released, the new version and the two immediately preceding it become the supported versions. |
| Video | Compatible webcam |
| Voice | Compatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device |
| Video calls and meetings |
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Hardware requirements for Teams on Linux
Note
Teams Desktop on Linux was retired in December 2022.
Hardware requirements for Teams on mobile devices
You can use Teams on these mobile platforms:
Android: Compatible with Android phones and tablets.
Support is limited to the last four major versions of Android. For example, when a new, major version of Android is released, the Android requirement is the new version and the three most recent versions that precede it.
iOS: Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Support is limited to the two most recent major versions of iOS. For example, when a new, major version of iOS is released, the iOS requirement is the new version and the most recent versions that preceded it. The optional Blur my background video effect on iOS requires an operating system of iOS 12 or later, compatible with the following devices: iPhone 7 or later, iPad 2018 (6th generation) or later, and the iPod touch 2019 (7th generation).
Note
For the best experience with Teams, use the latest version of iOS and Android.
Hardware requirements for Teams in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment
See Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure for requirements for running Teams in a virtualized environment.