subject: New Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard [print this page] Minimum System Requirements issued by Apple for the proper functioning of MAC OS X 10.6: Mac computer(A1189) with an Intel ( IA32 Processors such as " Core Solo " and "Core Duo " will be limited to 32-bit , x86 processors with next -64 will be able operate in 64-bit mode ), 1 GB of RAM , 5 GB of free disk space , DVD drive for installation ( not necessarily be part of the computer , eg. MacBook Air). Snow Leopard does not support PowerPC -based Macs (eg, Power Macintosh , PowerBook, iBook , iMac (G3 , G4 and G5 ) , eMac and Mac mini prior to 2006). For some specific applications such as H.264 hardware acceleration support in QuickTime and OpenCL are required GPU with unified shader architecture (NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT , GeForce 8800 GT , GeForce 8800 GTS , GeForce 9400M , GeForce 9600M GT , GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130. ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870 ).
