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System Requirements for Autodesk Revit 2024

By Elizabeth Crofton | Training

Revit 2024

Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration

Operating System * 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
CPU Type Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or Higher.

Highest CPU GHz recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products will use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory 16-GB RAM

  • Usually 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 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.
Video Display Resolutions Minimum:
1280 x 1024 with true colorMaximum:
UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor
Video Adapter Basic Graphics:
Display adapter capable of 24-bit colorAdvanced Graphics:
DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4 GB of video memory
Disk Space 30 GB free disk space
Pointing Device MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device
.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.
Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox
Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

Revit® 2024

Value: Balanced price and performance

Operating System ¹ 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
CPU Type Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or Higher.

Highest CPU GHz recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products will use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory 32-GB RAM

  • Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 600 MB 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.
Video Display Resolutions Minimum:
1680 x 1050 with true color

Maximum:
Ultra-High (4k) Definition MonitorVideo AdapterDirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4 GB of video memory.Disk Space30 GB free disk spacePointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.BrowserChrome, Edge, or FirefoxConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

Revit® 2024

Performance: Large, complex models

Operating System * 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
CPU Type Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or Higher.

Highest CPU GHz recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products will use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory 64-GB RAM

  • Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 1 GB 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.
Video Display Resolutions Minimum:
1920 x 1200 with true color

Maximum:
UltraHigh (4k) Definition MonitorVideo AdapterDirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4 GB of video memoryDisk Space

  • 30 GB free disk space
  • 10,000+ RPM HardDrive (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive

Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.BrowserChrome, Edge, or FirefoxConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

 

Revit Cloud Worksharing
Disk Space Three times (3X) the total disk space consumed by equivalent RVT files for all cloud workshared projects accessed by the user.
Minimum Value Performance
Connectivity Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 5 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 10 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 25 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers.

 

Revit LT™ 2024
Operating System * 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
CPU Type Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5GHz or Higher.

Highest CPU GHz recommended – 3 GHz or Higher recommended
Autodesk® Revit® software products will use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory 8 GB RAM

  • Usually 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 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.
Video Display Resolutions Minimum:
1280 x 1024 with true color

Maximum:
Ultra-High (4k) Definition MonitorVideo AdapterBasic Graphics:
Display adapter capable of 24-bit color

Advanced Graphics:
DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memoryDisk Space30 GB free disk spacePointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.BrowserChrome, Edge, or FirefoxConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

 

Revit® Server 2024
Operating System
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2022 64-bit
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2019 64-bit
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 64-bit
Web Server Microsoft® Internet Information Server 7.0 (or later)
.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.
CPU Type 4+ cores
2.6 GHz+
6+ cores
2.6 GHz+
6+ cores
3.0 GHz+
<100 Concurrent Users (multiple models) Minimum Value Performance
Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM
Hard Drive 7,200+ RPM 10,000+ RPM 15,000+ RPM
100+ Concurrent Users (multiple models) Minimum Value Performance
Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM
Hard Drive 10,000+ RPM 15,000+ RPM High-Speed RAID Array
Virtualization VMware® and Hyper-V® Support (See Revit Server Administrator’s Guide)

 

Revit® 2024

Citrix®: Minimum-Level Configuration²

Citrix System
  • XenApp® 6.5 Feature Pack 2 or higher
  • Citrix® License Manager
  • Citrix Profile Manager
Server OS As specified by XenApp system requirements
Authentication
  • Microsoft Active Directory
    • Roaming Profiles supported
Client OS
  • Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows 11
Client Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox
User Access Client computers should be bound to the network domain. Each client computer should have either the full Citrix or web client plug-in installed.

Users should use their domain logins to access both the Citrix web console and the LAN.

 

Revit® 2024
Revit® LT™ 2024

VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration³VMware Software

  • VMware Horizon® 6.1 or later
  • VMware vSphere® 6 or later

Virtual Machine Operating System64-bit Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 11Host Server RecommendationPerformance4CPU3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent.Memory384-512 GBNetworking10 GBStorage~750+ IOPS Per UserGPUNVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340 or later)Virtual Machine SettingsPerformance4Memory16-32 GB RAMvCPUs8 vCPUsDisk Space30 GB free disk spaceVirtual Machine ConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download.User AccessEach client computer should have the VMware Horizon Client installed.

 

 

Revit® 2024
Revit® LT™ 2024

Parallels Desktop® for Mac: Recommended-Level ConfigurationHost Operating SystemmacOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or newerMemory16 GBCPU Type2.7 GHz quad-core Intel® Core i7™ or newer Intel based MacVirtualization SoftwareParallels Desktop for MacVirtual Machine Operating System¹Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 11Virtual Machine BrowserChrome, Edge, or Firefox.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.Virtual Machine Memory

8 GB RAM

  • Usually 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 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.

Virtual Machine Video Adapter

4 GB video memory minimum dedicated to the Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine. Starting with Parallels Desktop for Mac version 14, use Automatic graphics memory for maximum efficiency.

Note: While at Retina® display resolutions on macOS, turn off any Retina Resolution options in Parallels Desktop to adjust for proper DPI within Windows and Revit software products.

Graphics:
Parallels Desktop virtual display adapter without “Use Hardware Acceleration” option in Revit software products.

Disk SpaceMinimum 40 GB free disk space; recommend 100 GB free disk space availablePointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant deviceConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

INDUSTRIES: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, Construction

Published on August 10, 2023 in , .

About the Author

Elizabeth Crofton is a rising Junior at Carnegie Mellon University studying Architecture and Public Policy. She is working as Microsol Resources' Intern to help with marketing of building innovation to discuss new and existing technologies that are reshaping the architecture, engineering, and construction industry.

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