System requirements for the Revit 2013 application

A lot of users are chomping at the bit to see what system requirements are needed to run the new Revit 2013 application.  This can be found within the Autodesk WikiHelp, It is comparative to the 2012 requirements. www.Autodesk.com/hardware

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows® 7 32-bit

• Enterprise
• Ultimate
• Professional
• Home Premium

Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 (or later)

• Home
• Professional

CPU type

Single- or Multi-Core Intel® Pentium®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.

Revit products will use multiple cores for many tasks, using up to 16 cores for near-photorealistic rendering operations.

Memory

4 GB - 8 GB RAM, 16 GM RAM for Larger more complex projects.

• Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will 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.
• The /3GB RAM switch is not recommended. Revit software and system stability can be affected by memory conflicts with video drivers when the /3GB switch is active.

Video adapter

Basic graphics:

• Display adapter capable of 24-bit color

Advanced graphics:

• DirectX® 10 (or later) capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 as recommended by Autodesk at http://www.autodesk.com/revit-graphicshardware

Hard disk

5 GB free disk space minimum

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