System Requirements
Documentation
The minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion 5 are:
- Any 64-‐bit capable Intel® Mac (Compatible with Core 2 Duo, Xeon, i3, i5, i7 processors or better)
- Minimum 2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)
- 750MB free disk space for VMware Fusion and at least 5GB for each virtual machine
- Mac OS X 10.6.7 or later; OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion recommended
Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines.
Microsoft Windows is not included with VMware Fusion.
Recommended graphics hardware for Windows Aero support:- NVIDIA 8600M or better
- ATI 2600 or better
Supported Guest Operating Systems
What are the supported guest operating systems for VMware Fusion 5?
VMware Fusion 5 supports more than 200 operating systems from Windows XP through Windows 8, various flavors of Linux, and certain versions of Mac OS X.
Here is a list of popular supported guest operating systems:
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 (all versions, including 32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 8 (all versions)
- Ubuntu (most versions including 12.04, 11.10 and 10.04)
- Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD
- Mac OS X Leopard Server
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
- OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server
- OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Mountain Lion Server
To see a complete list of supported host and guest operating, click here: http://www.vmware.com/go/fusionoperatingsystems