Vectorworks requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
For large projects, complex and very detailed models and drawings, large BIM projects, commercial sites, GIS, high-end landscape design and photorealistic rendering.
Operating system: Windows 11 | Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: 3.0GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 with 8 cores or better
RAM: 32GB or more
Graphics card: DirectX 11 compatibel with 8GB VRAM or more (e.g. NVIDIA)*
12GB VRAM is recommended when using multiple displays or a 4K or higher resolution display.
Display resolution: 1920x1080 or better
Disk space: 20GB to 40GB of free disk space is required for installation
Installing Vectorworks on flash storage (SSD) is recommended.
For large projects, complex and very detailed models and drawings, large BIM projects, commercial sites, GIS, high-end landscape design and photorealistic rendering.
Operating system: Windows 11 | Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 with 6 cores or better
RAM: 16GB or more
Graphics card: DirectX 11 compatibel with 4GB VRAM or more (e.g. NVIDIA)*
8GB VRAM is recommended when using multiple displays or a 4K or higher resolution display.
Display resolution: 1920x1080 or better
Disk space: 20GB to 40GB of free disk space is required for installation
Installing Vectorworks on flash storage (SSD) is recommended.
For small projects, simple models and drawings with a low level of detail and simple renderings.
Operating system: Windows 11 | Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5, or better
RAM: 8GB or more
Graphics card: DirectX 11 compatibel with 2GB VRAM or more.*
Intel Iris Plus/Pro/Xe is acceptable for simple models/drawing, but we strongly recommend a dedicated graphics card. 4GB VRAM is recommended when using multiple displays or a 4K or higher resolution display.
Display resolution: 1440x900 or better
Disk space: 20GB to 40GB of free disk space is required for installation
For Vectorworks Vision, your graphics card must support OpenGL 4.1 (or better) and have at least 8GB of VRAM, preferably released in the past 3 years (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
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Renderworks requires AVX support on AMD and Intel CPUs
