# System Requirements

## System requirements

### **Operating systems**

Minimum: Windows 8.1 with all updates (32-bit and 64-bit);\
Recommended: Windows 10 64-bit (patch version 1903 or later recommended) or Windows 11 64-bit\
Note: Dietrich's programs do not run on Windows 8.x RT!\
Windows 7 is only usable to a limited extent, as it has not been supported by MS since 01/2020!

**General requirements**

All current service packs and recommended updates/patches should be installed on the operating systems.

**Hardware requirements**

**Processor:**\
Minimum: Intel or AMD\
Recommended: Intel Core i7 or i9 (current generation) with at least 2.8 GHz

**Memory / RAM:**\
Minimum: 16GB -- 32GB\
Recommended: 32GB -- 64GB\
For working with point clouds: 32 GB -- 64 GB

**Graphics:**\
Minimum: OpenGL-capable 3D graphics card with at least OpenGL 4.5 support\
Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20XX, RTX 30XX, RTX 40XX series with 4 -- 8 GB RAM or equivalent NVIDIA Quadro graphics card -- for example Quadro RTX2000

Note: Avoid on-board graphics cards with so-called "shared memory" at all costs! Therefore there should be a **dedicated** graphics card installed in the computer.

**System drive:**\
Minimum: 200 GB SATA (installation requires approx. 20 GB free disk space)\
Recommended: 512 GB / 1 TB SSD (NVMe M.2) or larger recommended

**Monitor:**\
Minimum: Full HD 1920 x 1080, 24" as monitor or Full HD 1920 x 1080 14" for laptops\
Recommended: 2x WQHD 2560 x 1440 27"; Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 (4K) larger than 27"

**Drives:**\
DVD-ROM drive (optional), USB 2.0/3.0 (for license dongle)

**Mouse:**\
Microsoft-compatible mouse or Logitech product family recommended (a 3-button mouse is required for many program functions; with some Microsoft drivers the middle button cannot be assigned as the middle button!)

**Output devices:**\
Windows printer/plotter with its own print processor for faster output without PC load (Hewlett-Packard plotters or Canon recommended).

**An internet connection is necessary for the current status of Dietrich's master data, but is also recommended for downloading updates, etc. It is also particularly important for updating the respective Dietrich's licenses and antivirus programs.**

### Configuration examples

These configurations are intended only as examples. Depending on the use of the software, individual components may be more important.\
If you work extensively with point clouds, especially large point clouds, large memory and a powerful graphics card are as important as a fast processor.

If point clouds are not used at all or only to a small extent, 32GB and a mid-range or upper-mid-range graphics card are usually sufficient. A fast processor is equally important here.

Starting with the 8th generation of Intel processors, the number of cores for i7 CPUs increases, which is advantageous for multithreading in many areas of the software. The leap from the 12th generation with P- and E-cores also provides a noticeable performance increase.

**Note:**

* Dietrich's software runs only on Windows. The software is not executable on ARM processors (M1, M2, M3) of Apple devices.
* On Apple devices with x86 processors, **it is possible** to operate with Boot Camp or, with limitations, with Parallels (no OpenGL).
* Use of Macs for Dietrich's software is not recommended and we cannot provide support for this.

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th valign="top">CPU</th><th valign="top">Memory</th><th valign="top">Hard drive</th><th valign="top">Graphics card</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Mid-range</strong></td><td valign="top">i5, i7 8th generation<br>E.g.: i7 8700</td><td valign="top">32GB DDR3 (1600MHz) / DDR4 (2400MHz)</td><td valign="top">SATA SSD 512GB / 1 TB / NVMe M.2 SSD</td><td valign="top">NVIDIA GTX 1060 / Quadro P2000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Upper mid-range</strong></td><td valign="top">i5, i7 10th or 11th generation<br>E.g.: i7 11700</td><td valign="top">32GB DDR4 (3200MHz)</td><td valign="top">NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD 512GB / 1TB</td><td valign="top">NVIDIA RTX 2070 / Quadro RTX 4000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>High-end</strong></td><td valign="top">i7 with P- and E-cores (12th, 13th or 14th gen)<br>E.g.: i7 13700</td><td valign="top">64GB DDR4 (3200MHz) / DDR5 (5600MHz)</td><td valign="top">NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 / 4.0 SSD 1TB / 2TB</td><td valign="top">NVIDIA RTX 3070 / Quadro RTX 4000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enthusiast</strong></td><td valign="top"><p>i9 with P- and E-cores (13th or 14th gen)</p><p>E.g.: i9 14900</p></td><td valign="top">64GB / 128GB DDR5 (6000MHz)</td><td valign="top">NVMe M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD 2TB</td><td valign="top">NVIDIA RTX 4070 / RTX 4080 / Quadro RTX 5000</td></tr></tbody></table>