SDSU Landscape Architecture Program Suggested Minimum Computer Specifications
Students need to have their own laptop computers with applicable software installed by the beginning of second-year fall semester.
PC Users
Laptop Operating System
- Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Hardware
- 2GHz or faster 64-bit processor
- 4GB RAM minimum (8GB recommended)
- Direct3D - compatible graphics card with 1GB integrated RAM (2GB recommended)
- OpenGL 4 compatibility
- 500GB hard drive
- 1600 x 1050 screen resolution (1920 x 1080 recommended)
- 3-button mouse with scroll wheel
Mac Users
Laptop Operating System
- Mac OS X v10.12 or later (Sierra)
- MacBook Pro 5.1 or later
Hardware
- 2GHz or faster 64-bit multi-core Intel processor
- 3GB RAM minimum (8GB or above recommended)
- Direct3D - compatible graphics card with 1GB integrated RAM (2GB recommended)
- OpenGL 4 compatibility
- 500GB hard drive
- 1280 x 800 screen resolution (2800 x 1800 with Retina Display recommended)
- 3-button mouse with scroll wheel
Software
- Microsoft Office 2013 or 2016 or Mac equivalent
- AutoCAD or AutoCAD for Mac 2015 or later (student version)
- SketchUp Pro (student version)
- Adobe Creative Cloud (student version)
- Acrobat (not Reader)
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign