Adobe Photoshop
Adobe · Creative
The industry-standard raster image editor.
- Min
- UHD Graphics 630 (integrated) · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3050 8GB · 16 GB RAM
Can My PC Run Docker Desktop?
Virtualisation & containersFreemium
Container development environment for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Docker Desktop System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- 64-bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) and hardware virtualisation supportIntel Core i5-8400 specs →AMD Ryzen 5 2600 specs →
- GPU
- Not required
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit (22H2 or higher) or Windows 11
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
- CPU
- Modern multi-core 64-bit processor with virtualisation enabledIntel Core i5-13400F specs →AMD Ryzen 7 5700X specs →
- GPU
- Not required
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 100 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 11 64-bit
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
WSL 2 must be installed and hardware virtualisation enabled in the BIOS.
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Docker documentation
Application details
- Vendor
- Docker
- Licence
- Freemium
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About Docker Desktop
On Windows, Docker Desktop runs containers inside WSL 2 or Hyper-V. Virtualisation must be enabled in the BIOS, and the memory allocated to the WSL virtual machine is the figure that actually matters day to day.
What PC do I need for Docker Desktop?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- Not required
- Processor
- Modern multi-core 64-bit processor with virtualisation enabled
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 11 64-bit
Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.
Can my laptop run Docker Desktop?
The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Not required named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.
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