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title: "System Requirements"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRHINO/116130023/System%20Requirements"
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## **Windows**

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Please make sure that your system fulfills these requirements before installing V-Ray. For additional information on hardware, see the [Hardware Recommendations](https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406890478865-Hardware-Recommendations) article.

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| --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #333333">Processor</span> | <span style="color: #333333">Intel 64, AMD64 or compatible processor with </span><span style="color: #333333">**AVX2**</span><span style="color: #333333"> support</span> |
| <span style="color: #333333">RAM</span> | <span style="color: #333333">8 GB RAM and 8 GB swap minimum – recommended 16 GB or more RAM.</span> |
| <span style="color: #333333">Hard Disk Space</span> | <span style="color: #333333">Minimum 2GB, Recommended 12GB (includes additional downloadable content)</span> |
| <span style="color: #333333">TCP/IP</span> | <span style="color: #333333">Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported.</span> |
| <span style="color: #333333">Supported GPU</span> | <span style="color: #333333">NVIDIA GPUs of Maxwell generation or later with the</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span><span style="color: #172b4d">[latest recommended video driver](https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray-gpu)</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> </span><span style="color: #333333">(for both CUDA and RTX - enabled cards)</span><br><span style="color: #333333">V-Ray Vision requires a Graphics card with DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 and Shader Model 5.0 capabilities</span> |


The following table shows the versions of <span style="color: #172b4d">Rhinoceros 3D</span> and the operating systems on which V-Ray is supported. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64-bit operating systems and 64-bit versions of Rhino.

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| --- | --- |
| **Version of Rhino** | **Supported Operating System ** |
| <span style="color: #000000">Rhino 7 (7.15.22039.13001 or later)</span> | Windows 10 and Windows 11 |
| Rhino 8 (8.4.24044.15001 or later) | Windows 10 and Windows 11 |
| Rhino 9 WIP | Windows 10 and Windows 11 |

> ℹ️ Customer support is available only for V-Ray 6 and later. Earlier versions are no longer supported.

> ℹ️ Windows 11 is required for running Intel Alder Lake processors.