Isaac Sim Requirements

Hint

By installing Isaac Sim, you can run the Isaac Sim Compatibility Checker lightweight app to check if your machine meets the system requirements and compatibility.

System Requirements

Requirements for x86_64

Element	Minimum Spec	Good	Ideal
OS	Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 Windows 10/11	Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 Windows 10/11	Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 Windows 10/11
CPU	Intel Core i7 (7th Generation) AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7 (9th Generation) AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Core i9, X-series or higher AMD Ryzen 9, Threadripper or higher
Cores	4	8	16
RAM [1]	32GB	64GB	64GB
Storage	50GB SSD	500GB SSD	1TB NVMe SSD
GPU	GeForce RTX 4080	GeForce RTX 5080	RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
VRAM [1]	16GB [2]	16GB	48GB
Driver [3]	Linux: 580.65.06 Windows: 580.88	Linux: 580.65.06 Windows: 580.88	Linux: 580.65.06 Windows: 580.88

[1] (1,2)

More RAM and VRAM is recommended for advanced usage of Isaac Sim. Isaac Lab usage will require additional RAM and VRAM for training.

[2]

GPUs with less than 16GB VRAM may be insufficient to run a complex scene rendering more than 16MP per frame. Consider upgrading to a higher spec if that is your use case.

[3]

Isaac Sim was tested on these driver versions. See Technical Requirements for recommended driver versions.

Note

• The Isaac Sim container is only supported on Linux.

• An Internet connection is required to access the Isaac Sim assets online and to run some extensions.

• GPUs without RT Cores (A100, H100) are not supported.

• Due to VRAM constraints, some tutorials and benchmarks may not run on GPU below the minimum specifications. Workflows leveraging a large number of sensors are particularly affected.

• See Linux Troubleshooting to resolve driver installation issues on Linux.

• We recommend installing the Latest Production Branch Version drivers from the Unix Driver Archive using the .run installer on Linux if you are on a new GPU or experiencing issues with the current drivers.

• Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide free security, feature, or technical updates for Windows 10. As a result, we will be dropping support for Windows 10 in future releases of Isaac Sim to ensure the security and functionality of our software.

Requirements for aarch64

Element	Specifications
Device	NVIDIA DGX™ Spark
OS	NVIDIA DGX OS 7.2.3
Driver [4]	580.95.05

[4]

Isaac Sim was tested on these driver versions. See Technical Requirements for recommended driver versions.

Note

• Isaac Sim aarch64 builds are currently only supported on DGX Spark system.

• The Isaac Sim container is only supported on Linux.

• An Internet connection is required to access the Isaac Sim assets online and to run some extensions.

Limitations

Warning

Here are the limitations of running Isaac Sim 5.1 on DGX Spark:

• Hub Workstation Cache is not supported.

• Livestreaming is not supported.

• Importing OBJ files is not supported. This impacts the ability to use the urdf importer for assets that contain OBJ meshes.

• Application Template is not supported.

• cuRobo and cuMotion is not supported.

• Isaac Sim App Selector is not supported.