Visual Studio Code
Microsoft · Programming & development
A lightweight, extensible source code editor.
- Min
- Any · 1 GB RAM
- Rec
- Any · 8 GB RAM
Can My PC Run PyCharm?
Programming & developmentFreemium
JetBrains’ Python IDE.
PyCharm System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- Any modern CPUIntel Core i5-8400 specs →
- GPU
- Any
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
- CPU
- Multi-core CPUIntel Core i5-12400F specs →
- GPU
- Any
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: JetBrains system requirements
Application details
- Vendor
- JetBrains
- Licence
- Freemium
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About PyCharm
PyCharm shares the IntelliJ platform, so its requirements and behaviour closely match IntelliJ IDEA.
What PC do I need for PyCharm?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- Any
- Processor
- Multi-core CPU
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
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Can my laptop run PyCharm?
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 Any 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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