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Can I run Ableton Live 12?
Ableton Live 12 by Ableton: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Windows: 5th generation Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen processor (AVX2 instruction set required); Windows ARM computers via Prism emulation. Mac: Intel Core i5 processor or Apple silicon
- RAM
- 8 GB
- OS
- Windows: Windows 10 (version 22H2) or Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher); Mac: macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur through macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple silicon Macs) or through macOS 26 Tahoe (Intel Macs)
Recommended requirements
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Which laptops can reach 8 GB of RAM?
307 of 328 laptops in our database support at least 8 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Ableton — Live Minimum System Requirements · retrieved 10/7/2026
- minimum: Disk space on the system drive: about 6 GB on Windows, about 8 GB (Intel) or 10 GB (Apple silicon) on Mac, plus optionally up to 76 GB for sound content. Display 1366 x 768 on Windows, 1280 x 800 on Mac.
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