Archicad 5.1 System Requirements

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows® 95/NT 3.51/NT4.0
Macintosh® OS 7.5
QuickTime 2.1 or later
CPU:
Intel® 80486DX, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium Pro, and compatible CPU

Recommended:

Pentium or later.
Power Macintosh computers
Macintosh Quadra series computers

Recommended:
Power Macintosh computers

RAM:
32MB minimum
Recommended:
64MB or more.
24MB minimum (16MB on the Quadra)
Recommended:
40MB or more.
Hard Drive Space:
75MB minimum free hard drive space required for full installation. Free hard disk space after installation dependent on model complexity (100MB suggested, more than 100 MB recommended for complex 3D visualization).
Video Card:
256 color with a resolution of 640×480 pixels minimum

Recommended:
24-bit TrueColor with a resolution of 1280×1024 pixels.

256 color with a resolution of 640×480 pixels minimum

Recommended:
24-bit TrueColor with a resolution of 1280×1024 pixels.

Display:
12″ monitor minimum.

Recommended:

14″ or larger.
Memory Settings:
Turning on Virtual Memory can boost the performance of Archicad (and is required by Windows).
We recommend to use the system’s default virtual memory settings.
Plotter and Digitizer Drivers:
All major plotters, printers and digitizers can be driven directly from Archicad and PlotMaker. No additional software is required.