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 (for macOS 10.12 Sierra use Sharpen AI v2.1.8)
- 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:
Our apps also require OpenGL version 3.3 or later.
Hardware Requirements
CPU
| Intel | AMD | |
| Minimum | Intel i5 or equivalent (3.0GHz and above) | Ryzen 5 or equivalent (3.0GHz and above) |
| Recommended | Intel i7 or greater (4GHz and above) | Ryzen 7 or greater (4GHz and 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.
GPU/Graphics Card
| Nvidia | AMD | |
| Minimum | 2GB of dedicated VRAM (GT 740 or greater) | 2GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon 5870 or greater) |
| 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) |
- 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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