Students complete their studies using a variety of devices with different capabilities. On this page you’ll find information about the minimum technical requirements for using MS Teams while participating in a GC Flex course, whether you use a PC, a Mac, or a mobile device like a tablet. Click on the links below for more information about the technical requirements most relevant to you.

Windows

Mac

Mobile devices

Hardware requirements for Teams on a Windows PC

Component	Requirement
Computer and processor	Minimum 1.1 GHz or faster, 2 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 (Teams requires a dedicated 4 GB of RAM over and above any other system requirements)
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 10, 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	Requires 2-core processor. For higher video/screen share resolution and frame rate, a 4-core processor or better is recommended. Background video effects require Windows 10 or a processor with AVX2 instruction set. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders. Joining a meeting using proximity detection in a MS Teams room requires Bluetooth LE, which requires Bluetooth to be enabled on the client device, and for Windows clients it also requires the 64-bit Teams client. This feature is not available on 32-bit Teams clients.

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Hardware requirements for Teams on a Mac

Component	Requirement
Computer and processor	Intel Core Duo processor
Memory	4.0 GB RAM (Teams requires a dedicated 4 GB of RAM over and above any other system requirements)
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. For example, when a new version of macOS is released, the new version and the two immediately preceding it become the supported versions. Latest macOS versions and upgrading information.
Video	Compatible webcam
Voice	Compatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device
Video calls and meetings	Requires 2-core processor. For higher video/screen share resolution and frame rate, a 4-core processor or better is recommended. Joining a meeting using proximity detection in a Microsoft Teams Room is not available on macOS.

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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.

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