ScenomePlatform uses OpenGL to draw worksheet views. This includes top, front, side, and perspective views. Good performance, even on the fastest machines, cannot be obtained without hardware acceleration. Consumer-level cards utilizing today's best chipsets can accelerate ScenomePlatform and offer excellent performance/cost ratio, but driver quality varies greatly. Most professional-level cards have excellent drivers and the feature-set required for exceptional OpenGL acceleration.
Hardware requirements are as follows:
| Hardware | Requirement |
| Minimum CPU | Pentium III 500MHz |
| Recommended CPU | Pentium 4 2GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 256MB |
| Recommended RAM | 4GB |
| Minimum Hard Drive | 25GB |
| Recommended Hard Drive | Up to 500GB for terrain databases. |
| OS | Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista |
| Minimum Video Card | 256MB 3D Accelerator |
| Recommended Video Card | 1GB 3D Accelerator |
| Minimum Resolution | At least 1024 × 768 @ 16-bit |
| Recommended Resolution | At least 1600 × 1200 @ 32-bit |