REDSHIFT REQUIREMENTS
Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows: 64-bit Windows 10 & Windows 11
- Linux: 64-bit distribution with glibc 2.28 or later
- Apple macOS 13.3+ (Ventura), 14.1+ (Sonoma), and 15.0+ (Sequoia). Note: macOS 14.3 required for non-Apple Silicon hardware running Sonoma.
3D Applications Supported
- Autodesk Maya (Windows, macOS): 64-bit edition. 2018 or later
- Autodesk Maya (Linux): 64-bit edition. 2022 or later
- Autodesk 3ds Max (Windows): 64-bit edition. 2018 or later
- Maxon Cinema 4D (Windows, macOS, Linux CommandLine): 64-bit edition. R25 or later
- SideFX Houdini (Windows, macOS, Linux): 64-bit edition. 18.5 or later
- Foundry Katana (Windows, Linux): 64-bit edition. 4.5v1 or later
- Blender (Windows, Linux): 64-bit edition. 3.1.0LTS or later
Minimum Requirements (Windows)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 64-bit processor with AVX2 support
- NVIDIA GPU with CUDA compute capability 5.0 or higher and 8 GB VRAM, or
- AMD RDNA 2 or later with 8 GB VRAM or more (see GPU list below)
- RedshiftRT requires an Nvidia GPU with RTX capability on Windows 10 & 11
Minimum Requirements (macOS/Intel)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 64-bit processor with SSE4.2 support
- AMD "Navi" or "Vega" GPU or later with 8 GB VRAM or more (see GPU list below)
Minimum Requirements (macOS/Apple Silicon)
- 16 GB of unified memory
- Apple “M” Series (M1, M2 & M3)
Minimum Requirements (Linux)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 64-bit processor with AVX2 support
- NVIDIA GPU with CUDA compute capability 5.0 or higher and 8 GB VRAM
Recommended Requirements
- Windows/Linux: Core i7 or Xeon equivalent or better, 3.0GHz+ with 32 GB of RAM or more
- Windows/Linux: Multiple NVIDIA GPUs with CUDA compute capability 7.0 or higher and 12 GB of VRAM or more and RTX technology, or
- Windows/Linux: Multiple AMD GPUs (“Navi” series) with 12 GB of VRAM or more
- macOS: Apple “M” series with 16 GB unified memory (or more) running the latest macOS 13 Ventura point release
Supported NVIDIA GPUs for Windows and Linux: Please visit NVIDIA CUDA GPUs - Compute Capability to determine your GPU’s compute capability (minimum compute capability required is 5.0., 7.0 is preferred).
Supported AMD GPUs for Windows:
- Radeon PRO W7900, W7800, W6800, W6600
- Radeon RX7900XTX, RX7900XT, RX7900, RX6950, RX6700XT, RX6600
To ensure compatibility, using the correct AMD graphics drivers for your system running Windows 10 & 11 is essential. Please note the following requirements:
Driver version:
AMD Software: PRO Edition Revision Number 24.Q3.
This driver is part of the HIP 6.1.2 release, available at https://www.amd.com/en/developer/resources/rocm-hub/hip-sdk.html
In addition the following GPUs should be supported (but are not actively tested):
- Radeon RX 6800, Radeon RX 6900 (gfx1030)
- Radeon RX 6700 (gfx1031)
- Radeon RX 7800 (gfx1101)
- Radeon RX 7600, Radeon 7700 (gfx1102)
Supported AMD GPUs for macOS/Intel:
MacBook Pro
- Radeon Pro Vega 16/20
- Radeon Pro 5500M/5600M
iMac
- Radeon Pro Vega 48
- Radeon Pro 5500 XT/5700/5700 XT
iMac Pro
- Radeon Pro Vega 56/64
MacPro
- Radeon Pro Vega II / Vega II Duo
- Radeon Pro W5500X/W5700X
- Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT/6900 XT
- Radeon W6800X MPX
Thunderbolt eGPUs
- Radeon RX Vega 56/64
- Radeon Pro WX 9100
- Radeon VII
- Radeon RX 5500/5500 XT/5600 XT/5700/5700 XT
- Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT/6900 XT
- Radeon W6800X MPX