Computer System Requirements

Locating Your Computer's Specifications

PC and Mac Recommended⁵

• 32 GB of RAM
• 1 TB SSD
• PC
  • Intel i9 / AMD Ryzen 9
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 / AMD Radeon RX 7900
  • A screen of 16" or more
• Mac
  • Apple M3 or Newer
  • Desktops: Mac Pro
  • Laptops: MacBook Pro 16"

Tips for Buying a New Computer

If you are thinking about purchasing a new computer to run Home Designer, read our ChiefBlog article to learn more about computer specifications.

Differences Between PC and Mac Versions of Home Designer

	PC	Mac
Walkthrough Export Formats	.AVI / .MP4 / .WMV	.MOV / .MP4 / .M4V
.WMF / .EMF Support	Yes	No
Gamepads	Yes	No
Virtual Reality6	Yes	No
DLSS Real-Time Denoising7	Yes	No

¹ Windows computers with ARM processors are not supported (e.g. Snapdragon processors).

² Supported video cards include: (1) dedicated video cards such as NVIDIA GeForce RTX and AMD Radeon RX (2) Intel integrated graphics on 11th generation or newer Intel processors.

³ DirectX 12 requires Shader Model 6.0 or newer. Learn how to identify the shader model of your graphics card.

⁴ Internet access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation and video & library catalog access. Internet access for license authentication is required once every 14 days.

⁵ The "Physically Based" rendering technique requires a ray tracing compatible graphics card. See the Recommended System Requirements or read our ChiefBlog article to learn more about computer specifications.

⁶ Virtual reality requires a computer that meets the system requirements of both Home Designer and the VR headset manufacturer. Learn more.

⁷ DLSS Real Time Denoising requires an NVIDIA ray-tracing-compatible graphics card.

Known Incompatibilities