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title: "System Requirements"
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This page provides information on what hardware and operating systems are required for V-Ray to work properly.

> ⚠️ **Make sure to always have the latest Cinema 4D updates installed.**


## **Windows**

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| **Processor** | **Intel**<sup>**[1](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VC4D/pages/116855102#1)**</sup>** 64, AMD64 or compatible processor with AVX2 support** |
| --- | --- |
| **RAM** | <span style="color: #172b4d">8 GB RAM or 8 GB swap minimum – recommended 64 GB RAM or more;</span>  
<span style="color: #222222">(Actual amount required will vary with scene requirements.)</span> |
| **Operating system** | Microsoft<sup>®</sup> Windows 10, or Windows 11 operating system |
| **TCP/IP** | Only IPv4 <span style="color: #222222">required for distributed rendering </span>is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
| **GPU Acceleration** | <span style="color: #333333">NVIDIA GPUs of Maxwell generation or later with the</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>[latest recommended video driver](https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray-gpu)<span style="color: #172b4d"> </span><span style="color: #333333">(for both CUDA and RTX - enabled cards);</span><br>V-Ray Production Denoiser: AMD or NVIDIA GPU supporting OpenCL 1.2;<br>NVIDIA AI Denoiser: Maxwell, Pascal, Volta, Turing, Ampere, or Blackwell-based NVIDIA card with [latest recommended video driver](https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray-gpu)<br><span style="color: #172b4d">The minimum required compute capability is 5.2</span><sup><span style="color: #172b4d">[2](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VC4D/pages/116855102#2)</span></sup> |
| **License Server** | 6.2.0 or later |


The following table shows the versions of Cinema 4D and operating systems on which V-Ray is supported. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64-bit operating systems.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Cinema 4D Version** | **Supported Operating System** |
| R21 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>8.1, Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| S22 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>8.1, Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| R23 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>8.1, Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| S24 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>8.1, Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| R25 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| S26 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| Cinema 4D 2023 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| Cinema 4D 2024 | Windows<sup> ® </sup>10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| Cinema 4D 2025 | Windows ® 10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |
| Cinema 4D 2026 | Windows ® 10 Professional and Windows ® 11 |

## **macOS**

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| **Processor** | **Intel 64, AMD64, ARM or compatible processor with AVX2 support** |
| --- | --- |
| **RAM** | <span style="color: #172b4d">8 GB RAM or 8 GB swap minimum – recommended 64 GB RAM or more;</span>  
<span style="color: #222222">(Actual amount required will vary with scene requirements.)</span> |
| **Operating system** | Apple <sup>®</sup> macOS <sup>®</sup> X 10.14 or later |
| **TCP/IP** | Only IPv4 <span style="color: #222222">required for distributed rendering </span>is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
| **GPU Acceleration** | Apple <sup>®</sup> M1 or later |
| **License Server** | 6.2.0 or later |

> ℹ️ OpenCL with both AMD and Nvidia cards is not supported with V-Ray for Cinema 4D on macOS.


The following table shows the versions of Cinema 4D and operating systems on which V-Ray is supported. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64-bit operating systems. 

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Cinema 4D Version** | **Supported Operating Systems** |
| R21 | Apple <sup>®</sup> macOS <sup>®</sup> X 10.14 or later |
| S22 | Apple <sup>®</sup> macOS <sup>®</sup> X 10.14 or later |
| R23 | Apple <sup>®</sup> macOS <sup>®</sup> X 10.14 or later |
| S24 | Apple <sup>®</sup> macOS <sup>®</sup> X 10.14 or later |
| R25 | Apple <sup>®</sup> macOS <sup>®</sup> X 10.14 or later |
| S26 | Apple <sup>®</sup> <span style="color: #1c232b">macOS 10.15.7 or higher</span> |
| Cinema 4D 2023 | <span style="color: #1c232b">Apple </span><sup><span style="color: #1c232b">® </span></sup><span style="color: #1c232b">macOS 10.15.7 or higher</span> |
| Cinema 4D 2024 | <span style="color: #1c232b">Apple </span><sup><span style="color: #1c232b">® </span></sup><span style="color: #1c232b">macOS 11.7.7 or higher</span> |
| Cinema 4D 2025 | <span style="color: #1c232b">Apple ® macOS 11.7.7 or higher</span> |
| Cinema 4D 2026 | Apple ® macOS 11.7.7 or higher |

## **Notes**

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1 – > Macro (anchor)

<span style="color: #172b4d">Windows 11 is required for running Intel Alder Lake processors.</span>

2> Macro (anchor)

 – [CUDA compute capability and card reference](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)

> ⚠️ V-Ray Node space is available in **Cinema 4D versions R21.1 and later!**