Our USB cameras are UVC-compliant and can be connected to any platform that recognizes UVC devices. However, to use the ZED SDK, you will need an NVIDIA® GPU with Compute Capability >= 7.5, based on the Turing micro-architecture or a more recent one.
In practice, this means an NVIDIA® RTX-class GPU (GeForce RTX, RTX Ada/Professional, or equivalent); for the best experience, we recommend an RTX model with more than 6 GB of VRAM.
See NVIDIA's website for the complete list of CUDA-capable GPUs and their Compute Capability.
Recommended system specifications
| PC Minimum | PC Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA® RTX GPU (Compute Capability >= 7.5) | NVIDIA® RTX model with > 6 GB VRAM |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 * | USB 3.0 |
| Operating System | Windows, Ubuntu | Windows, Ubuntu |
* With USB 2.0, the maximum supported resolution is VGA at 30 FPS.
Embedded systems
The ZED SDK also runs on NVIDIA® Jetson™ embedded platforms:
- Supported modules: NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin family (4 GB RAM minimum); NVIDIA® Jetson™ Thor support is under development and can have some limitations.
- Operating System: Jetson™ Linux (L4T).
- Connectivity: USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 / GMSL2 (for ZED X cameras with a ZED Link capture card or a ZED Box).
You can download the ZED SDK for Jetson™ from our Developers page.
NVIDIA® drivers
We recommend using the latest NVIDIA® drivers available for your desktop/laptop GPU; see the NVIDIA® Driver Download page for Windows, or install nvidia-open / cuda-drivers via apt on Ubuntu. This is not required on Jetson™ systems, as the drivers are already included in the Jetson™ Linux distribution.
For the full list of supported operating system versions and detailed specifications, please refer to the Recommended Specifications page and the ZED SDK release page.