Hardware and Software Requirements
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Windows
Hardware and software requirements for running R.Design on Windows.
R.Design can run on Windows 7 and 8.1 (64-bit version), but it is not officially supported as Microsoft has discontinued support for these versions.
Requirements | |
Operating System | • Windows 11 64-bit version. |
Graphics Card | A graphics card with the latest available drivers installed, and at least 6 GB of dedicated Video-Access Random Memory (VRAM), or a benchmark score. |
Render Hardware Interface (RHI) | • DirectX 11: Latest drivers |
Central Processing Unit (CPU) | A processor with a benchmark score of 2,000 or higher. |
System Memory (RAM) | 16 GB or more |
Hard Drive | 30 GB of free disk space |
DirectX Runtime |
MacOS
Hardware and software requirements for running R.Design on a Mac.
Minimum Requirements | |
Operating System | MacOS Monterey 12.x |
Graphics Card | A graphics card with at least 6 GB of dedicated Video-Access Random Memory (VRAM), or with a benchmark score of 10,000 or higher. |
Central Processing Unit (CPU) | A processor with a benchmark score of 2,000 or higher. |
System Memory (RAM) | 32 GB or more |
Hard Drive | 30 GB of free disk space |
Limitations
R.Design has the following limitations when running on a Mac:
R.Design can run on macOS versions earlier than 12.x but it is not officially supported.
MacOS Ventura 13.x is not officially supported.
The Path tracer feature is not supported on macOS.
Screen-Space Global Illumination (SSGI) is functional only on macOS Catalina (10.15.6) or higher.
While R.Design can run on Macs that use the Apple M1 / M2 chipset, M1 / M2 chips are not currently fully supported or leveraged for R.Design.