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title: "System Requirements"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VSKETCHUP/109781237/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.

| Processor | Intel<sup>[*](#note)</sup> 64, AMD64 or compatible processor with **AVX2** support |
| --- | --- |
| RAM | Minimum 8 GB RAM, recommended 16 GB RAM |
| Hard Disk Space | minimum 2GB, recommended 12GB (includes additional downloadable content) |
| TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
| Operating System | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| SketchUp | SketchUp 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| GPU Support | NVIDIA GPUs of Maxwell generation or later with the [latest recommended video driver](https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray-gpu) (for both CUDA and RTX - enabled cards)<br>V-Ray Vision requires a Graphics card with DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 and Shader Model 5.0 capabilities |


## **macOS**

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Please make sure that your system fulfills these requirements before installing V-Ray.

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| Processor | Intel 64, AMD64, ARM64 or compatible processor with** AVX2 **support |
| RAM | Minimum 8 GB RAM, recommended 16 GB RAM |
| <span style="color: #000000">Hard Disk Space</span> | <span style="color: #000000">minimum 2GB, recommended 12GB (includes additional downloadable content)</span> |
| TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
| Operating System | Apple® macOS 12 Monterey or higher |
| SketchUp | SketchUp 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |

> ℹ️ In V-Ray 7, macOS Metal support has been added on Sonoma, Sequoia and newer OS.

> Macro (anchor)



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

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