minimum requirements for revit

[Anonymous]

Hi folks, which are the minimum requirements for a computer to run revit smoothly ?

[aRcHiTeCt.JM · Accepted solution]

… hi @Anonymous 

…. for regular projects

… 2020 pc requirements

... 2019 pc requirements

… but

…. if the projects are getting bigger

… or if you will be using the pc for rendering

… then … get one with a better configuration

…. as better as you can … or even better

[jens_lathouwers · Accepted solution]

These are the requirements mentioned on the autodesk page.

Revit 2020Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration

Operating System ¹	Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Pro   Note: Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit, Enterprise, Ultimate, and Professional are supported but not recommended.
CPU Type	Single- or MultiCore Intel, Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.   Revit software products use multiple cores for many tasks.
Memory	8 GB RAM Sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video Display Resolutions	Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color Maximum: UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor
Video Adapter	Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced Graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 3
Disk Space	30 GB free disk space
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device
Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 (or higher)
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

Revit 2020Value: Balanced price and performance

Operating System ¹	Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Pro
CPU Type	Multi-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.   Autodesk Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks.
Memory	16 GB RAM   Sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 300 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video Display Resolutions	Minimum: 1680 x 1050 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor
Video Adapter	DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5
Disk Space	30 GB free disk space
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

Revit 2020Performance: Large, complex models

Operating System ¹	Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Pro
CPU Type	Multi-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Autodesk Revit software products use multiple cores for many tasks.
Memory	32 GB RAM Sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 700 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video Display Resolutions	Minimum: 1920 x 1200 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor
Video Adapter	DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5
Disk Space	30 GB free disk space 10,000+ RPM HardDrive (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

[Anonymous]

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@aRcHiTeCt.JM wrote:

… hi @Anonymous 

…. for regular projects

… 2020 pc requirements

... 2019 pc requirements

… but

…. if the projects are getting bigger

… or if you will be using the pc for rendering

… then … get one with a better configuration

…. as better as you can … or even better

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Perfect. Any particular brand or configuration? I'm just gonna buy something hopefully today.

[Anonymous]

Yep. That was posted in a previous post. But anyway do you happen to know Any particular brand or configuration? I'm just gonna buy something hopefully today. 

[jens_lathouwers]

Depends on what you're going to be modeling in Revit. The scale of the projects is a big part of what pc to buy. 

As for brands, i build my pc's myself as i'm not a big fan of the combinations most brands make. (Sometimes there's crazy bottlenecks when the cpu and gpu performance is way out of wack).

From other people i heard some good things about dell's laptops, but i don't know how they're doing in the desktop departement. Most people seem to go more towards gaming pc's since the gpu's in there are mostly ok for 3D modeling as well.

[jens_lathouwers]

The Dell XPS 8930 seems to be quite ok for Revit. The memorie could be extended if needed. (standard 16Gb)