System Requirements for Graphisoft Products – Archicad 21

Operating Systems for Archicad 21

Recommended Operating Systems
Compatible, but not tested Operating Systems
Incompatible Operating Systems (Archicad cannot be installed)
Notes
  • The latest updates are required to be installed on all Operating Systems
  • Only 64-bit Operating Systems are supported

 

Hardware for Archicad 21

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 2.1 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/72703/
  • 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 2.0 compatible graphics card
  • Display: A resolution of 1366 x 768 or higher

Other Software

Java 8 or later is required. You can find details here: http://www.graphisoft.com/Java

Note: Archicad installer will automatically install Java 8 if it is not present on your computer.

Optional Hardware Peripherals

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

Internet

Fast Internet access is needed for connecting to BIMcloud or BIM Server in a remote location and to download updates for Archicad 21.

Protection Key

You will need an Archicad 21 CodeMeter hardware key or CodeMeter Act software protection key to start Archicad 21.

 

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