System Requirements
Rhino runs on Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers with:
Rhino 8 for Windows
Hardware
- 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (Not ARM)
- At least 8 GB (RAM) memory is recommended
- 5 GB disk space
- OpenGL 4.1 capable video card is recommended
- At least 4 GB Video card memory is recommended
- A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended
- SpaceNavigator optional
- Apple Intel hardware with Boot Camp optional
(Boot Camp is not supported on Apple Silicon Macs.)
Windows Operating Systems
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
Internet connection for
- Download
- License validation
- Rhino account for:
- Technical support on the forum
- Cloud Zoo license management
User recommendations
Since we can’t test every possible hardware combination, you can get hardware recommendations from other users…
Not supported
- Windows 8.1 and older
- Windows Server (any version)
- Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs
- Virtualization systems such as VMWare, Remote Desktop, and Parallels
- Linux
- ARM processors including the Microsoft SQ® 1 and 2
Rhino 8 for Mac
Hardware
- Apple Mac with Intel or Apple processor
- At least 8 GB memory (RAM) is recommended
- 10 GB disk space
- A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended
- SpaceNavigator and SpaceMouse Wireless optional
macOS Operating Systems
- macOS 14 (Sonoma)
- macOS 13 (Ventura)
- macOS 12.4 (Monterey)
Internet connection for
- Download
- License validation
- Rhino account for:
- Technical support on the forum
- Cloud Zoo license management
Not supported
- macOS 11 (Big Sur) or older
- Digitizers (Faro, MicroScribe)
- iPad and iPad Pro
