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Minimum | Intel Core i3-3210 / AMD A8-7600 APU or equivalent | 2 GB of available RAM, preferably DDR3 1333 MHz | Any graphics card supporting OpenGL 1.3 API and VBOs, i.e. OpenGL 1.5.
| ~180 MB for program data, though worlds can drastically increase this amount. 1 GB should be enough for a normal amount of maps, resource packs, etc. | Windows: Windows 7 or later macOS: OS X 10.9 Maverick Linux: Any distribution from 2014 or later | Internet access is needed for the launcher to update and download game files, then afterwards that version of Minecraft can be played offline. |
Recommended | Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD A10-7800 or equivalent | 4 GB of available RAM, at least DDR3 1600 MHz | Any modern non-entry-level graphics card,[note 1] preferably with OpenGL 4.5.
| 4 GB (SSD is recommended) | Windows: Windows 10 macOS: OS X 10.12 Sierra Linux: Any distribution from 2014 or later | Internet access is required for multiplayer, unless the server is on the LAN. |
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