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System Requirements
See the minimum and recommended hardware specifications for Archicad 25.
OpenGL 4.5 compatible graphics card
Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 11.3
Archicad
Recommended configuration
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Project size
Entry-level
Residential homes
Mid-range
Apartment and office
Buildings
Large
High rises, Hospitals
CPU
Intel Core i5
AMD Ryzen 5
Intel Core i7
AMD Ryzen 7
Intel Core i9
AMD Ryzen 9
64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
Memory
8+ GBRAM
16+ GB RAM
32+ GB RAM
Disk
SSD
NVMe SSD
NVMe SSD
5+ GB of free space
Graphics card
2+ GB VRAM OpenGL
4.5 compatible graphics cards
4+ GB VRAM OpenGL
4.5 compatible graphics cards
6+ GB VRAM OpenGL
4.5 compatible graphics cards
Display resolution
FHD+ (1920X1080)
2K (2560×1600)
5K (5120 × 2880)
1440×900
Operating System
Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 11.3
Protection key
Archicad 25 CodeMeter hardware key or Codemeter Act software protection key to start Archicad 25
Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 10.15
iOS
Safari, Chrome
macOS
Safari, Chrome
Android
Chrome
Web Browser
Required hardware
Keyboard and mouse or a device equipped with touchscreen
BIMx
BIMx Mobile apps
Recommended configuration
Minimum Hardware
Operating System
iOS 15
Android 12
Recent high-end devices
Apple
Devices
iPad Pro
iPhone 13
Android
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 or newer
Samsung Galaxy S21 or newer
Mid-range devices with Gyroscope
VR Cardboard
compatibility
Gyroscope and/or Magnetometer is required for using Google Cardboard VR function
BIMx Web Viewer
Recommended configuration
Minimum Hardware
Web browser
Windows
Chrome, Edge, Firefox
Optional hardware
Microsoft Xbox compatible game controller
BIMx Desktop Viewer
Recommended
Minimum Hardware Requirements
CPU
Intel Core i5
AMD Ryzen 5
64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
Optional hardware
8+GB RAM
Graphics card
4+ GB
OpenGL 4.5 compatible graphics card
OpenGL compatible graphics card
Display resolution
FHD+ (1920×1080)
1024 x 768
Disk
SSD
5+ GB of free space
Operating System
Windows 10 64-bit
macOS 12
Windows 10
macOS 10.15
macOS
Safari, Chrome
iOS
Safari, Chrome
Android
Chrome
Web browser
NVMe/SATA
NVMe/SATA
NVMe/Enterprise
Solutions
BIMcloud
Recommended configuration
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Firm size
Small
2 – 5 active users
Medium
5 – 25 active users
Large
25+ active users
Project size
Up to 10 concurently running small projects. (100-150 MB in pln format each)
CPU
4+ cores
2.2+ Ghz
8+ cores
2.5+ Ghz
12+ cores
2.2+ Ghz
64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processo
Memory
16+ GB RAM
32+ GB RAM
64+ GB RAM
Disk
SSD
SSD
SSD
Internal storage
Operating
System
Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
macOS 10.15, macOS 11.3
macOS 10.15
NVMe/SATA
NVMe/SATA
NVMe/Enterprise
Solutions
50+ GB of free space
100+ GB of free space above hosted data
100+ GB of free space above hosted data
Windows 10 64-bit
Acceptable
Internet connection with symmetrical 15 Mbps download / 15 Mbps upload connection for each machine.
120 – 80 ms
Less than 80 ms
BIMcloud as
a Service
Minimum
Recommended
Archicad
Please meet or exceed the recommended configuration for Archicad shown on the top of this page.
Bandwidth
Internet connection with symmetrical 8 Mbps download / 8 Mbps upload connection for each machine
Internet connection with symmetrical 50 Mbps download / 50 Mbps upload connection for each machine.
Latency (measured from Google Cloud servers)
150 – 120 ms
For production usage, make sure both bandwidth and latency meet at least the acceptable values on each machine.
120 – 80 ms
Less than 80 ms
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