System Requirements for Graphisoft Products – Archicad 22

 

Operating Systems for Archicad 22

Recommended Operating Systems
Compatible, but not tested Operating Systems
Incompatible Operating Systems (Archicad cannot be installed)
Notes
  • For compatibility notes on newer Operating Systems check Help Center
  • The latest updates are required to be installed on all Operating Systems
  • Only 64-bit Operating Systems are supported
  • HiDPI display support is not available on Windows 8.1 and on older versions

Hardware for Archicad 22

Recommended hardware
  • Processor: 64-bit processor with four or more cores
  • RAM: 16 GB or more is recommended; for complex, detailed models 32 GB or more may be required
  • Hard disk: installing Archicad on a SSD (or Fusion) drive is recommended; 5 GB free disk space is required for the installation, 10 GB or more is required per active project
  • Graphics card: Dedicated OpenGL 3.3 compatible graphics card with on board memory of 1024 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities. You can find a list of recommended graphics cards at: https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/83528/
  • Display: A resolution of 1440 x 900 or higher is recommended

You can find more details about recommended hardware on Help Center.

Minimum hardware
  • Processor: 64-bit processor with two cores
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hard disk space: 5 GB or more is required for the installation
  • Graphics card: OpenGL 3.3 compatible graphics card
  • Display: A resolution of 1366 x 768 or higher

Optional Hardware Peripherals

All major plotters, printers and digitizers can be used with Archicad.

Internet

Fast Internet access is needed for connecting to BIMcloud in a remote location and to download updates for Archicad 22.

Protection Key

You will need an Archicad 22 CodeMeter hardware key or CodeMeter Act software protection key to start Archicad 22.

 

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