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Archicad

  Recommended configuration Minimum Hardware Requirements
Project size Entry-level
Residential homes
Mid-range
Apartment and office
Buildings
High-end
High rises, Hospitals
 
CPU Intel Core i5
AMD Ryzen 5
Intel Core i7
AMD Ryzen 7
Intel Core i9
AMD Ryzen 9
64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
Memory 16+ GBRAM 32+ GB RAM 64 GB RAM  
Disk SATA SSD NVMe SSD NVMe SSD 5+ GB of free space
Graphics card 2+ GB VRAM DirectX 11
compatible graphics cards
4 GB VRAM DirectX 11
compatible graphics cards
8 GB VRAM DirectX 11
compatible graphics cards
DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
Display resolution FHD+ (1920X1080) 2K (2560×1600) 5K (5120 × 2880) 1440×900
Operating System Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 12.5
Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 11.3
Protection key Archicad 26 CodeMeter hardware key or Codemeter Act software
protection key to start Archicad 26

Learn more about the recommended hardware on Help Center
System Requirements of previous Archicad versions

BIMx

BIMx Mobile apps Recommended configuration Minimum Hardware
Operating System iOS 15
Android 12
 
Devices Recent high-end devices Mid-range devices with Gyroscope
Apple Android
iPad Pro Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 or newer
iPhone 13 or newer Samsung Galaxy S21 or newer
VR Cardboard compatibility Gyroscope and/or Magnetometer is required for
using Google Chrome Cardboard VR function
 
BIMx Web Viewer Recomended Minimum Hardware Requirements
Web browser Windows Chrome, Edge, Firefox Web Browser
macOS Safari, Chrome, Firefox
iOS, iPadOS not supported
Android Chrome
Required hardware Keyboard and mouse or a device equipped with
touchscreen
Optional hardware Microsoft Xbox compatible game controller
BIMx Desktop Viewer Recommended Minimum Hardware Requirements
CPU Intel Core i5
AMD Ryzen 5
64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
Memory 8+GB RAM  
Graphics card 4+ GB
OpenGL 4.5 compatible graphics card
OpenGL compatible graphics card
Display resolution FHD+ (1920×1080) 1024 x 768
Disk SSD
5+ GB of free space
 
Operating System WIndows 10 64-bit
macOS 12
Windows 10
maxOS 10.15

BIMcloud

  Recommended configuration Minimum Hardware Requirements
Firm size Small
2 – 5 active users
Medium
5 – 25 active users
Large
25+ active users
 
Project size Up to 10 concurently running small projects. (100-150 MB in pln format each) For further information get in touch with us  
CPU 4+ cores
2.2+ Ghz
8+ cores
2.5+ Ghz
12+ cores
2.2+ Ghz
64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
Memory 16+ GB RAM 32+ GB RAM 64+ GB RAM  
Disk SSD SSD SSD Internal storage
NVMe/SATA NVMe/SATA NVMe/Enterprise
Solutions
50+ GB of free space above hosted data 100+ GB of free space above hosted data 100+ GB of free space above hosted data
Operating System Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 11.6, macOS 12.5 macOS 10.15

Use dedicated hardware with the above configuration or learn more about the recommended hardware for BIMcloud and for BIMcloud Basic on Help Center.

System requirements of previous BIMcloud versions.

BIMcloud Software as a Service

  Minimum Acceptable Recommended
Archicad Please meet or exceed the recommended configuration for Archicad shown on the top of this page.
Bandwidth Internet connection with symmetrical 8 Mbps download / 8 Mbps upload connection for each machine. Internet connection with symmetrical 15 Mbps download / 15 Mbps upload connection for each machine. Internet connection with symmetrical 50 Mbps download / 50 Mbps upload connection for each machine.
Latency (measured from Google Cloud servers) 150 – 120 ms 120 – 80 ms Less than 80 ms
  For production usage, make sure both bandwidth and latency meet at least the acceptable values on each machine.

The location of BIMcloud Software as a Service tenants are tied to the country of purchase. The service is powered by Google Cloud Platform. You may select on the drop-down list below the country of purchase to output the region where the BIMcloud Software as a Service tenancy will geographically reside. A good tool to check latency from your region to that location can be found at GCPing.com.

DDScad

  Recommended configuration Minimum Hardware Requirements
CPU Current Intel® CoreTM i7 of i9 Comparable XEON® processor
AMD RyzenTM 7, 9 or Threadripper
Current Intel® CoreTM i5, i7 of i9 Comparable XEON® processor
AMD RyzenTM 5, 7, 9
Memory (RAM) 32 GB 8 GB
Graphics Card Nvidia RTX 2070 Super
Nvidia GTX 1660
Nvidia Quadro T2000
Nvidia Quadro P2000 of P2200
OpenGL compatible graphics card
Display resolution FHD+ (1920X1080) FHD+ (1920X1080)
Disk (HDD) 256GB free space 20GB free space
Operating System Windows 10 Professional 64-bit (x64)
Windows 11
Windows 10 Professional 64-bit (x64)
Windows 11