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Gigapixel AI System Requirements

Emily Dworkin
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Software Requirements

Operating System

Windows: Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)

*As of Jan 14, 2020, Microsoft has ended its support for Windows 7. 

Mac: macOS version 10.13 (High Sierra) and above (use Gigapixel v5.2.2 for macOS 10.12)

We do not yet support the M1 Processor from Apple

We currently do not support Linux-based operating systems.

Graphics Drivers and OpenGL

Your system's graphic drivers need to be fully up to date, which you can accomplish by following this guide:

Updating your GPU

Our apps also require OpenGL version 3.3 or later.

Hardware Requirements

CPU

  Intel AMD
Minimum Intel i5 or above  Ryzen 3 or above
Recommended Intel i5 or i7 6th Gen Core and above (2015 or newer)  Ryzen 5 or above
Optimal 10th Gen or above Intel Core processors Ryzen 7 or above

A note on openVINO: Topaz Labs apps support Intel's OpenVINO toolset for high-speed CPU-based rendering. If you are currently using an Intel CPU, you can enable OpenVINO in the Preferences menu of any of our apps.  On first-run, Gigapixel AI will auto-optimize settings based on your current installed hardware.

GPU/Graphics Card

  Nvidia AMD Intel iGPU
Minimum 2GB of dedicated VRAM (GT 740 or greater) 2GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon 5870 or greater) Intel iGPU HD5000 and above
Recommended  4GB of dedicated VRAM (GTX 970 or greater)  4GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon RX 460 or greater) -
Optimal  8GB of dedicated VRAM (GTX 1080 or greater)  8GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon RX 580 or greater) Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Family
  • Minimum: Requirements for application to function, users should expect slow performance, large files may cause crashing
  • Recommended: Users should experience no performance issues, though slowness may occur with large files
  • Optimal: Users should not experience any performance issues

-We do not support Intel HD Graphics 4600 or lower.

RAM 

Minimum: 8GB

Recommended: 16GB

Optimal: 32GB

Monitor

A monitor that outputs at a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 is recommended.

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