What are the system requirements for Cinema 4D?

Edited

You can find the system requirements for Cinema 4D 2024 listed below and can visit Maxon's website for more information.

Operating System

Windows:

  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 or higher - or Windows 11

  • Intel 64-bit CPU or AMD 64-bit CPU with AVX2 support

  • 16 GB RAM, recommended 24 GB or more

macOS:

  • macOS 11.7.7+ (Big Sur), 12.6+ (Monterey) or 13.3+ (Ventura)

  • Intel-based Apple Macintosh with SSE4.2 support or Apple M1/M2-powered Mac

  • 16 GB RAM, recommended 24 GB or more

Linux Command-Line Rendering:

  • 64-bit Linux distribution with glibc 2.17 or later

  • Online connection required for Licensing and Online Content Access

Recommended minimum resolution 1920x1080

Graphics Cards

Windows:

  • Minimum: NVIDIA Maxwell GPU, AMD Polaris (AMD GCN 4), Intel Kaby Lake or newer supporting DirectX 12 with feature level 11.0

  • Minimum GPU Driver: NVIDIA 461.40, AMD 21.3.2, Intel 27.20.100.9168

macOS:

  • Metal: v2 (Mac2) or higher or Apple 7 (M1) or higher (see about this Mac → System report → Graphics/Displays)

  • GPU: only official supported hardware by Apple (with Metal v2 or higher)

  • e-GPU: only official supported hardware (please refer to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544)