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System requirements for Revit 2024 products

Autodesk Support
Oct 8, 2023

Products and versions covered

Revit 2024 Revit LT 2024

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System Requirements and Recommendations
· Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration
· Value: Balanced price and performance
· Performance: Large, complex models
· Revit Cloud Worksharing
· Revit LT™ 2024
· Revit® Server 2024
· Citrix®: Recommended-Level Configuration
· VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration
· Parallels Desktop® for Mac: Recommended-Level Configuration

Revit 2024

Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration

Operating 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support
System * 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.
Revit 2024

Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration

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 Minimum:


Resolutions 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 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 .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.


Framework

Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component


download

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Revit® 2024

Value: Balanced price and performance

Operating 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support
System ¹ 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.
Revit® 2024

Value: Balanced price and performance

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 Minimum:


Resolutions 1680 x 1050 with true color

Maximum:
Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter 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 .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.


Framework

Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component


download

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Revit® 2024

Performance: Large, complex models

Operating 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support
System * 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
Revit® 2024

Performance: Large, complex models

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 Minimum:


Resolutions 1920 x 1200 with true color

Maximum:
UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter 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
· 10,000+ RPM HardDrive (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive

Pointing Device MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

.NET .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.


Framework

Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component


download

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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 Internet connection able Internet connection able
to deliver symmetrical 5 to deliver symmetrical 10 to deliver symmetrical 25
Mbps connection for each Mbps connection for each Mbps connection for each
machine on burst machine on burst machine on burst
transfers. transfers. transfers.
Revit LT™ 2024

Operating 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support
System * 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 Minimum:


Resolutions 1280 x 1024 with true color

Maximum:
Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter Basic 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 memory

Disk Space 30 GB free disk space

Pointing Device MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

.NET .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.


Framework

Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component


download

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Revit® Server 2024

Operating System
· Microsoft® Windows Server® 2022 64-bit
· Microsoft® Windows Server® 2019 64-bit
· Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 64-bit
Revit® Server 2024

Web Server Microsoft® Internet Information Server 7.0 (or later)

.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.8


or later.

CPU Type 4+ cores 6+ cores 6+ cores


2.6 GHz+ 2.6 GHz+ 3.0 GHz+

<100 Concurrent Users Minimum Value Performance


(multiple models)

Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM

Hard Drive 7,200+ RPM 10,000+ 15,000+ RPM


RPM

100+ Concurrent Users Minimum Value Performance


(multiple models)

Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM

Hard Drive 10,000+ RPM 15,000+ High-Speed RAID


RPM Array

Virtualization VMware® and Hyper-V® Support (See Revit Server


Administrator’s Guide)

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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 US Sign in
· 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.
Revit® 2024

Citrix®: Minimum-Level Configuration²

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

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Revit® 2024
Revit® LT™ 2024

VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration³

VMware Software
· VMware Horizon® 6.1 or later
· VMware vSphere® 6 or later

Virtual Machine Operating 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10


System Microsoft Windows 11

Host Server Recommendation Performance4

CPU 3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent.

Memory 384-512 GB

Networking 10 GB

Storage ~750+ IOPS Per User

GPU NVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340
or later)

Virtual Machine Settings Performance4

Memory 16-32 GB RAM

vCPUs 8 vCPUs

Disk Space 30 GB free disk space

Virtual Machine Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite
component download.

User Access Each client computer should have the VMware Horizon Client
installed.

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Revit® 2024
Revit® LT™ 2024

Parallels Desktop® for Mac: Recommended-Level Configuration

Host Operating macOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or newer


System

Memory 16 GB

CPU Type 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel® Core i7™ or newer Intel based Mac

Virtualization Parallels Desktop for Mac


Software

Virtual Machine Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit


Operating Microsoft Windows 11
System¹

Virtual Machine Chrome, Edge, or Firefox


Browser

.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.

Virtual Machine 8 GB RAM


Memory
· 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 4 GB video memory minimum dedicated to the Microsoft Windows Virtual
Video Adapter 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 Space Minimum 40 GB free disk space; recommend 100 GB free disk space available

Pointing Device MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

Connectivity Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component


download

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¹ Learn more about using Autodesk Revit or Autodesk Revit LT software with Boot Camp,
part of macOS that enables you to install and run Microsoft Windows (and Windows-
based applications) on a Mac® computer or with Parallels Desktop, a system utility
available from Parallels, Inc. that allows you to run applications in each operating
system without restarting your computer.

² Disclaimer: The Citrix application is network-based and performance of Autodesk Revit


for Citrix software products may vary with network performance. The software does not
include the Citrix application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with
the Citrix application. Users should contact Citrix directly with questions related to
procurement and operation of the Citrix application.

³ Disclaimer: The VMware application is network-based and performance of Autodesk


Revit for VMware software products may vary with network performance. The software
does not include the VMware application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for
issues with the VMware application. Users should contact VMware directly with
questions related to procurement and operation of the VMware application.

4 Please see: [Link]

Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Revit, and Revit LT are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, in the USA and/or
other countries. Boot Camp, Mac, MacBook Pro, OS X, and Retina are trademarks of
Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, DirectX, Internet
Explorer, and Windows are all either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Citrix and XenApp are registered
trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. VMware, VMware Horizon, VMware VSphere and
vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. All other brand names,
product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the
right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time
without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may
appear in this document.

©2023 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

See Also:
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Utilizing high-display resolutions, such as 4k, can enhance the detail and clarity of models in Revit 2024, providing a superior visual experience. However, this also places greater demands on the computer’s graphics card and CPU, possibly necessitating an advanced graphics card with sufficient video memory and a powerful CPU to maintain performance. When run on virtual environments like Parallels Desktop in macOS, additional adjustments to DPI and display settings might be required to optimize the user experience without taxing system resources .

Using an older version of a Revit model on the 2024 edition requires more available memory due to the one-time upgrade process necessary for older models. This implies that users should ensure their systems have sufficient RAM above the usual requirements, depending on the complexity and size of their models, to prevent performance issues during this upgrade process .

When upgrading to Revit 2024, it's crucial to ensure that the .NET Framework version 4.8 or later is installed as it is a prerequisite for running Revit 2024. Additionally, compatible browsers like Chrome, Edge, or Firefox should be used to ensure smooth access to Autodesk services for licensing and component downloads .

Revit 2024 Cloud Worksharing demands significantly higher connectivity requirements, with a symmetrical 25 Mbps internet connection for each machine on burst transfers, compared to Revit LT which does not have such high connectivity demands. Additionally, Cloud Worksharing requires storage to be three times the disk space of all accessed cloud workshared RVT files, contrasting with Revit LT’s standard disk space requirements .

The recommended configuration for the Revit 2024 Value setup requires 32 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB in the Minimum setup, which makes it suitable for models up to approximately 600 MB on disk instead of 300 MB. Additionally, the Value setup has a higher minimum video display resolution of 1680 x 1050 with true color compared to the Minimum's 1280 x 1024 .

The operation of Revit 2024 in a Citrix environment is highly dependent on network performance characteristics, as Citrix is network-based. Performance issues may arise if network latency is high or bandwidth is insufficient, affecting application responsiveness and user productivity. Each client computer should be optimally connected to the network domain, with sufficient network resources allocated for a seamless experience .

VMware, specifically VMware Horizon or vSphere, allows users to run Revit 2024 in a virtualized environment which can improve scalability and management of resources. The recommended specifications for VMware involve a server with a 3.0 GHz+ Intel Xeon E5 or equivalent AMD CPU, 384-512 GB of memory, and a networking capability of 10 GB. Additionally, each user should be provisioned with ~750+ IOPS in storage and a GPU such as NVIDIA GRID or AMD MxGPU for handling graphics-intensive tasks .

Running Revit 2024 on a macOS using Parallels Desktop is feasible but requires certain configuration adjustments. It necessitates at least macOS 10.13, 16 GB of system RAM, and dedicating a minimum of 4 GB of video memory to the Windows VM. While using Retina display, specific settings adjustments such as turning off Retina Resolution options in Parallels are needed to ensure correct DPI scaling. Ultimate efficiency can be obtained using automatic graphics memory allocation, introduced from Parallels Desktop version 14 .

To run Revit 2024 on an entry-level configuration, the minimum hardware requirements include a 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system, an Intel i-Series, Xeon, or AMD Ryzen CPU of at least 2.5 GHz, 16 GB of RAM, a DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and at least 4 GB of video memory, a display resolution of at least 1280 x 1024 with true color, and 30 GB of free disk space .

When handling large, complex models with Revit 2024, 64 GB of RAM is typically recommended to comfortably edit a single model up to approximately 1 GB on disk. The operating system should be a 64-bit version of Windows 10 or 11, equipped with a DirectX 11 capable graphics card and a display resolution of 1920 x 1200 with true color. The storage needs increase to requiring 30 GB of free disk space along with a 10,000+ RPM hard drive or an SSD for optimal performance with Point Cloud interactions .

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