Qualified Hardware
These links provide you with a list of qualified systems for Autodesk applications. If you want to purchase hardware that is qualified by Autodesk to optimally run our software, you should choose from these hardware configurations. The hardware vendors currently part of Autodesk Media & Entertainment's qualification program are NVIDIA, ATI/AMD, HP (Hewlett-Packard), Dell, Apple, Lenovo, BOXX, Fujitsu and Wacom.
Autodesk has endeavored to test those configurations provided below for compatibility with Autodesk products, but cannot guarantee the currency or accuracy of the following information, or that any given configuration will provide the results sought. The access and use of this information is subject to the most current version of the Terms and Conditions of Use.
For the list of qualified hardware to run Maya® Composite (Toxik), please refer to its hardware qualification charts.
Currently Supported Versions
Graphics Cards
| Released Date | Microsoft Windows | Linux | Mac | |
| Maya 2010* Readme First | August 2009 | XP Pro, Vista, Win7* | Red Hat Enterprise 5.3, Fedora 8 | 10.5.8 |
| Maya 2009* Readme First | October 2008 | XP Pro, Vista | Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 U6 64-bit, Fedora Core 8 64-bit | OS X 10.5.4 |
| Maya 2008 Extension 2 Readme First | March 2008 | XP Pro, Vista | Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 U5, Fedora Core 5 | OS X 10.5.2 |
| Maya 2008 | October 2007 | XP Pro,Vista | Red Hat Enterprise WS 4.0 U5, Fedora Core 5 | OS X 10.4.10 |
*Also includes results for stereoscopy support
Workstations & Laptops
| Released Date | Microsoft Windows | Linux | Mac | |
| Maya 2010 Readme First | August 2009 | XP Pro, Vista, Win7* | Red Hat Enterprise 5.3, Fedora 8 | 10.5.8 |
| Maya 2009 Readme First | October 2008 | XP Pro, Vista | Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 U6 64-bit, Fedora Core 8 64-bit | OS X 10.5.4 |
| Maya 2008 Extension 2 | March 2008 | XP Pro, Vista | Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 U5 | OS X 10.5.2 |
| Maya 2008 | October 2007 | Red Hat Enterprise WS 4.0 U5, Fedora Core 5 | OS X 10.4.10 |
Previous Versions
Graphics Cards
| Released Date | Microsoft Windows | Linux | Mac | |
| Maya 8.5 | January 2007 | XP Pro | Red Hat Enterprise WS 4.0, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1 | OS X 10.4.8 |
| Maya 8.0 | August 2006 | Win 2000 Pro, XP Pro | Red Hat Entreprise WS 4.0, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1 | OS X 10.4.7 |
Workstations & Laptops
| Released Date | Microsoft Windows | Linux | Mac | |
| Maya 8.5 | January 2007 | XP Pro | Red Hat Enterprise WS 4.0, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1 | OS X 10.4.8 |
| Maya 8.0 | August 2006 | Win 2000 Pro, XP Pro | Red Hat Enterprise WS 4.0, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1 | OS X 10.4.7 |
*Microsoft Windows 7 operating system is not officially supported by the Autodesk products listed in this document. Autodesk is however in the process of testing those application and will be providing preliminary results on the hardware qualification pages shortly
Windows XP Professional
- Maya 7.0 (August 2005) Windows XP Pro / Windows 2000 Pro
- Maya 6.5 (July 2005) Windows XP Pro / Windows 2000 Pro
- Maya 6.0 (January 2005) Windows XP Pro / Windows 2000 Pro
- Maya 5.0 (May 2003) Windows XP Pro / Windows 2000 Pro
- Maya 4.5 (March 2003) Windows XP Pro / Windows 2000 Pro
- Maya 4.0 (June 2002) Windows NT / Windows 2000 Pro / Windows XP Pro
Mac OS X
- Maya 7.0 (August 2005)
- Maya 6.5 (March 2005)
- Maya 6.0 (September 2004)
- Maya 5.0 (May 2003)
- Maya 4.5 (February 2003)
- Maya 3.5.1 (September 2002)
- Maya 3.5 (October 2001)
Linux
- Maya 7.0 for Linux (August 2005)
- Maya 6.5 for Linux (February 2005)
- Maya 6.0 for Linux (November 2004)
- Maya 5.0 for Linux (May 2003)
- Maya 4.5 for Linux (March 2003)
- Maya 4.0 for Linux (June 2002)
IRIX
- Maya 6.5 (January 2005)
- Maya 6.0 (June 2004)
- Maya 5.0 (May 2003)
- Maya 4.5 (November 2002)
- Maya 4.0 (June 2002)
Qualified Hardware Archival Charts
A list of qualified systems for non-supported Autodesk applications.
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