COMPUTER SPEC RECOMMENDATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
BIOMEDICAL,
CHEMICAL, CIVIL & CONSTRUCTION, OR
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ENTERTAINMENT ARTS
ENGINEERING
MATERIALS & SCIENCE
ENGINEERING
PROCESSOR: i7 processor or
comparable AMD processor
GRAPHICS: AMD RX or GTX 1060
RAM: 8GB (16GB recommended)
Visit https://handbook.cs.utah.edu/current/Academics/laptop_policy.php for exact laptop specifications
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPUTER SPECS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED SOFTWARE- VISIT WEBSITE FOR INFOMATION
SolidWORKS: https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html
MATLAB: https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/mathworks-dot-
com/support/sysreq/files/system-requirements-release-2019a-windows.pdf
PROCESSOR: Intel i3 8th gen series
and above or Two Cores, 2+ GHz,
or comparable AMD Processor
GRAPHICS: Integrated Graphics
RAM: 8GB
Electrical needs USB A
connection or a convertor
PROCESSOR: Intel i3 or i5 8th
gen series and above or
comparable AMD Processor
GRAPHICS: Integrated Graphics
RAM: 8GB
These are the minimum requirements needed for each major.
If you have other questions regarding laptop specifications or
software you may need, contact your department.
