Can I run Revit on Microsoft Surface?

[am_saad13]

Hi, I need to purchase ((Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (2024) Copilot+ PC – Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus / 13inch / 256GB SSD / 16GB / Shared Qualcomm Adreno Graphics / Windows 11 Home))

can Revit work on that PC??

[ToanDN]

No.

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

Technically yes, but while it might be possible to install Revit on it performance would most likely be very poor, Revit is a demanding software. Here’s how the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (2024) Copilot+ PC compares to Revit’s requirements and you can decide whether you buy it or not:

• The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus is an ARM-based chip, not an x86-64 processor like Intel or AMD. Revit is designed for x86 architecture and does NOT have a native ARM64 version, meaning it would need to run via emulation (Prism emulation on Windows 11 for ARM), which can cause performance issues.
• The Qualcomm Adreno GPU is an integrated graphics chip, not a dedicated GPU like NVIDIA or AMD. Revit required a dedicated GPU for smooth performance, especially for complex models.
  
• 16GB RAM meets Revit’s minimum requirements for small to medium projects but could struggle with large or complex models.
• 256GB SSD is technically sufficient, but with Revit and additional plugins installed you are pretty much out of  space.
• The Surface Pro 11 runs Windows 11 Home (ARM edition), which relies on emulation for x86 apps like Revit. Autodesk does not officially support Revit on Windows 11 for ARM.

If you need to run Revit smoothly, consider a laptop with an Intel Core i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen 7/9 processor, at least 16GB RAM, and a dedicated NVIDIA or AMD GPU. A Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 or a high-performance Windows x86 laptop/workstation would be a much better option.

[ct_studio]

Yes, my office has surfaces and we are working with pretty large model.

I also run revit on my Chuwi Minibook X with no issues. It takes a minute to load but performance is fine for moderate usage.

[am_saad13]

Thanks, it seems that I can open the file, and make some edits, that's what I need.

Many thanks

[am_saad13]

Many thanks, that is very clear, I relly appreciate your help.

[am_saad13]

Could you please recommend a brand (Model) like Microsoft Surface, to be touch, pen and separate keyboard?

For example:
https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-laptops/new-xps-13-2-in-1-laptop/spd/xps-13-9315-2-in-1-laptop
Is that ok?

[RDAOU]

@am_saad13 

That’s an ok one for small/medium size projects.  You would need to go for the core i7, 16GB of Rams and 1Tb ssd. 

The iris Xe is not the best GPU for Revit though and I do not see an option there to substitute it. It is an onboard integrated gpu which shares system memory rather than having dedicated Vrams (min. req. for Revit is 4GB) … for 2D and basic modeling it will work fine but it will suffer with 3D complex modeling and view performance (navigation) in realistic mode.

Rendering in Revit is CPU based so the iris xe would be fine there but if u plan to use lumion, enscape, twinmotion…the xe will die