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Supported systems

Below is a list of hardware and systems supported by the application:

Alert:

Please note that some version of Nvidia drivers (572.42 and 572.47 for GeForce and 572.16 for RTX pro) make sampler crash at launch.

Make sure to use a previous or more recent driver if you have any of those GPU.

Windows

Minimum

Recommended

Optimal

OS

Windows 10 64-bit

Version 22H2

Windows 11 64-bit

Version 21H2

Windows 11 64-bit

Version 22H2

CPU

Intel Core i5

AMD Ryzen 5

Intel Core i7

AMD Ryzen 7

Intel Core i9

AMD Ryzen 9

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

AMD Radeon Pro W5700

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

NVIDIA Quadro RTX A4000

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

AMD Radeon Pro W7700

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Ada Generation

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

AMD Radeon Pro W7800

VRAM

8 GB

16 GB

24 GB

RAM

16 GB

32 GB

64 GB

Storage

SSD with 30 GB of available space

SSD with 50 GB of available space

SSD with 70 GB of available space

macos

Minimum

Recommended

Optimal

OS

macOS 12 Monterey

macOS 13 Ventura

macOS 14 Sonoma

CPU

Intel Core i9

Apple M1 Pro

Apple M2 Pro

GPU

AMD Radeon Pro 5600M

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

RAM

16 GB

32 GB

64 GB

Storage

SSD with 30 GB of available space

SSD with 50 GB of available space

SSD with 70 GB of available space

Linux

Minimum

Recommended

Optimal

OS

Enterprise ETLA
RHEL 8.6 or later

or RHEL 9.2 or later

Steam

Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

Enterprise ETLA
RHEL 8.6 or later

or RHEL 9.4 or later

Steam

Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS or later

Enterprise ETLA
RHEL 8.6 or later

or RHEL 9.4 or later

Steam

Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS or later

Note:

If your system meets the system requirements above but performance is still sluggish, Sampler may be using the wrong GPU.

If you are using an NVIDIA GPU, change which GPU Sampler uses by following the instructions on this page.


General recommendations

  • For working in comfortable conditions we recommend a monitor with a resolution greater than 1 MegaPixel and wider than 1280 pixels.
  • Many Substance Apps depend on OpenSSL 1.1.1 for RHEL8/9 compatibility. For systems with newer OpenSSL versions, you will need to provide it manually.
  • Only versions 0.8.x and above have been notarized in order to run on MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).
  • The Remote Desktop connection is possible if an OpenGL 3.3 context is available. It will work on Nvidia Quadro but not on Nvidia GeForce because it provides only an OpenGL 1.4 context. If this is an issue, we recommend using alternative solutions such as VNC/Teamviewer.

Supported GPUs

Below is a list of the GPU models compatible with the application:

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 and above
  • NVIDIA Quadro P2200 and above
  • AMD Radeon RX 580 and above
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5300 M

Image to Material (AI-Powered) and Delighter

The image Delighter is only available under the following configuration:

  • Windows (version 10 minimum) and Linux
  • GPU with more than 2GB of VRAM
  • GPU compatible with Nvidia CUDA version 11 and CUDA capabilities >= 3,5

Supported NVIDIA architectures:

  • Maxwell (Quadro Mxxx)
  • Pascal (GeForce 10 series & Quadro Pxxx)
  • Volta (Titan V && Quadra GVxxx)
  • Turing (GeForce 16 series + GeForce RTX 20 series & Quadro RTX x000)
  • Ampere (GeForce RTX 30 series)

3D Capture Hardware requirements

The 3D Capture is available on Windows and MacOS Monterey, Ventura or Sonoma.

Windows

We recommend:

  • GPU with 8Gb of VRAM
  • 16Gb of RAM. Ideally 32Gb and 64Gb.
  • Minimum of 10Gb of disc space.

macOS

  • Apple Silicon devices are strongly recommended (M1 or M2)
  • Intel-based and AMD GPU with at least 4Gb of VRAM and raytracing support

Unsupported configurations

Windows

  • Virtual machine are not supported.
  • Windows Server is not supported.

Mac

  • Only official Apple configurations are supported.
  • eGPUs are not currently supported and may have stability issues.

Linux

  • Mesa drivers on Linux are not supported.

Any platform

  • Integrated GPUs are not supported on x86-64 (Intel, AMD) CPUs.

Minimum GPU driver versions

Below is a list of the minimum GPU driver versions required for the application to run without issue. This list is subject to change as new versions are released.

To download new drivers see: GPU has outdated drivers.

OS

NVIDIA

AMD

Intel

Windows

GeForce 451.48

Quadro 451.48

Radeon 19.7.1

Radeon Pro / FirePro 18.Q4

15.33

Linux

525.116.04 or later

or

535.54.03 or later

Radeon 23.20

Pro 23.Q3

Unsupported

Note:

On Mac OS the GPU driver is provided by the operating system itself. Update to the latest version of your OS to access the newest driver.


Languages

The software interface is available in the following languages:

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

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