The software was highly demanding for its era, requiring high-end desktop hardware:
: Included a high-quality scanline renderer for final output, with a Phong renderer often used for speedy production images. Macromedia extreme 3d 2.0
: Power Macintosh or 68040 processor, System 7.1 or later, and at least 16 MB of RAM (24 MB recommended). The software was highly demanding for its era,
: Windows 95 or NT, requiring a Pentium-class processor and similar RAM configurations. Macromedia Extreme 3D - Macintosh Repository System 7.1 or later