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Below is a list of hardware and systems supported by the application:
Windows
Minimum |
Recommended |
Optimal |
|
---|---|---|---|
OS |
Windows 10 64-bit Version 22H2 |
Windows 11 64-bit Version 21H2 |
Windows 11 64-bit Version 22H2 |
CPU |
Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen 5 |
Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen 7 |
Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen 9 |
GPU |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT AMD Radeon Pro W5700 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 NVIDIA Quadro RTX A4000 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon Pro W7700 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Ada Generation AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX AMD Radeon Pro W7800 |
VRAM |
8 GB |
16 GB |
24 GB |
RAM |
16 GB |
32 GB |
64 GB |
Storage |
SSD with 30 GB of available space |
SSD with 50 GB of available space |
SSD with 70 GB of available space |
macos
Minimum |
Recommended |
Optimal |
|
---|---|---|---|
OS |
macOS 12 Monterey |
macOS 13 Ventura |
macOS 14 Sonoma |
CPU |
Intel Core i9 |
Apple M1 Pro |
Apple M2 Pro |
GPU |
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 |
||
RAM |
16 GB |
32 GB |
64 GB |
Storage |
SSD with 30 GB of available space |
SSD with 50 GB of available space |
SSD with 70 GB of available space |
Linux
Minimum |
Recommended |
Optimal |
|
---|---|---|---|
OS |
Enterprise ETLA or RHEL 9.2 or later Steam Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS |
Enterprise ETLA or RHEL 9.4 or later Steam Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS or later |
Enterprise ETLA or RHEL 9.4 or later Steam Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS or later |
If your system meets the system requirements above but performance is still sluggish, Sampler may be using the wrong GPU.
If you are using an NVIDIA GPU, change which GPU Sampler uses by following the instructions on this page.
- For working in comfortable conditions we recommend a monitor with a resolution greater than 1 MegaPixel and wider than 1280 pixels.
- Many Substance Apps depend on OpenSSL 1.1.1 for RHEL8/9 compatibility. For systems with newer OpenSSL versions, you will need to provide it manually.
- Only versions 0.8.x and above have been notarized in order to run on MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).
- The Remote Desktop connection is possible if an OpenGL 3.3 context is available. It will work on Nvidia Quadro but not on Nvidia GeForce because it provides only an OpenGL 1.4 context. If this is an issue, we recommend using alternative solutions such as VNC/Teamviewer.
Below is a list of the GPU models compatible with the application:
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 and above
- NVIDIA Quadro P2200 and above
- AMD Radeon RX 580 and above
- AMD Radeon Pro 5300 M
Image to Material (AI-Powered) and Delighter
The image Delighter is only available under the following configuration:
- Windows (version 10 minimum) and Linux
- GPU with more than 2GB of VRAM
- GPU compatible with Nvidia CUDA version 11 and CUDA capabilities >= 3,5
Supported NVIDIA architectures:
- Maxwell (Quadro Mxxx)
- Pascal (GeForce 10 series & Quadro Pxxx)
- Volta (Titan V && Quadra GVxxx)
- Turing (GeForce 16 series + GeForce RTX 20 series & Quadro RTX x000)
- Ampere (GeForce RTX 30 series)
3D Capture Hardware requirements
The 3D Capture is available on Windows and MacOS Monterey, Ventura or Sonoma.
Windows
We recommend:
- GPU with 8Gb of VRAM
- 16Gb of RAM. Ideally 32Gb and 64Gb.
- Minimum of 10Gb of disc space.
macOS
- Apple Silicon devices are strongly recommended (M1 or M2)
- Intel-based and AMD GPU with at least 4Gb of VRAM and raytracing support
Unsupported configurations
Windows
- Virtual machine are not supported.
- Windows Server is not supported.
Mac
- Only official Apple configurations are supported.
- eGPUs are not currently supported and may have stability issues.
Linux
- Mesa drivers on Linux are not supported.
Any platform
- Integrated GPUs are not supported on x86-64 (Intel, AMD) CPUs.
Below is a list of the minimum GPU driver versions required for the application to run without issue. This list is subject to change as new versions are released.
To download new drivers see: GPU has outdated drivers.
OS |
NVIDIA |
AMD |
Intel |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
GeForce 451.48 Quadro 451.48 |
Radeon 19.7.1 Radeon Pro / FirePro 18.Q4 |
15.33 |
Linux |
525.116.04 or later or 535.54.03 or later |
Radeon 23.20 Pro 23.Q3 |
Unsupported |
On Mac OS the GPU driver is provided by the operating system itself. Update to the latest version of your OS to access the newest driver.
The software interface is available in the following languages:
- English
- German
- French
- Japanese
- Korean
- Chinese
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish