The minimum hardware specification needed to run PFTrack is as follows:
A desktop resolution of at least 1920x1080 pixels
A CPU with at least 4 processing cores (8 or 16 cores are recommended)
At least 8GB of system RAM (32GB more is recommended)
A graphics card with at least 4GB of memory (16GB or more is recommended)
Installed GPU drivers that support both OpenGL, and OpenCL 1.2 or later
At least 2GB of available disk space
Mouse Controls
A three button mouse is recommended for interacting with the UI, using left middle and right-button mouse clicks along with keyboard modifiers. The mouse scroll wheel is also supported.
Desktop Resolution
If your monitor supports a pixel resolution of at least 1920x1080 but your desktop scaling factor is set to provide a resolution less than this, you will see a warning message when opening PFTrack. This is because your desktop scaling factor is reducing the resolution available to use by applications such as PFTrack. To ensure PFTrack has enough space to display its user interface, make sure to change your desktop scaling factor to provide at least 1920x1080 desktop resolution.
On macOS, the desktop resolution can be set as follows:
Open System Settings and then Displays
⌘ + mouse click on the More Space option and choose Show List from the popup menu.
Enable the Show all resolutions option
Click on a resolution that is at least 1920x1080
On Windows, the desktop resolution can be set as follows:
Right-click on your desktop and choose Display settings from the popup menu
Scroll down to Scale and layout
In the Display resolution menu, pick a resolution at least 1920x1080
Integrated Graphics
If you are running PFTrack on a laptop or computer with both integrated graphics and a discrete graphics card (for example, an NVIDIA or AMD card), ensure you are using the discrete GPU to get the best performance and compatibility.
On Windows, you may need to associate the PFTrack executable with your discrete GPU to ensure it is always used instead of the integrated graphics. You can do this from Window's Graphics Settings panel by changing the setting from "Let Windows Decide" to your discrete GPU card.