Recommended Specifications for ZED SDK

The ZED camera is UVC (Universal Video Class) compliant so you can capture the left and right video streams of the ZED on any Windows and Linux platforms. However, getting access to advanced features of the ZED SDK requires proper hardware to offer sustained and optimal performance.

We recommend the following system specifications to use the ZED SDK:

MinimumRecommendedEmbedded Systems
ProcessorDual-core 2,3GHzQuad-core 2,7GHz or fasterNVIDIA® Jetson Nano, TX2, Xavier, Orin
RAM4GB8GB8GB
Graphics CardNVIDIA® GPU*GTX1060 or higher**NVIDIA® Jetson embedded GPU
ConnectivityUSB 3.0USB 3.0USB 3.0 / GMSL2***
Operating SystemWindows 10/11, Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04NVIDIA® Jetson Linux (L4T)

* An NVIDIA® GPU with Compute Capabilities > 3 is required.

** Maxwell and Kepler GPUs (compute capabilities 3.5, 5.0, and 5.2) are not supported using CUDA 11.x and 12.x, only with CUDA 10.2.

** NVIDIA® Jetson Orin AGX/NX/Nano, and Xavier AGX/NX are required for the ZED X and ZED X Mini GMSL2 camera models.