Rhino 8 System Requirements
| Windows | Mac |
|---|---|
| ✅ Supported Devices | ✅ Supported Devices |
| - 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (ARM not supported) - Windows desktop/laptop - Intel Macs (via Boot Camp) |
- Apple Mac with Intel or Apple Silicon processor (M1, M2, M3...) |
| ❌ Not Supported | ❌ Not Supported |
| - ARM processors (e.g., Microsoft SQ® 1 and 2) - Windows 8.1 or older - Windows Server (all versions) - Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs - Virtual machines (VMware, Parallels, Remote Desktop) - Linux |
- macOS 11 Big Sur or older - Magic Mouse (not recommended) - Digitizers (Faro, MicroScribe) - iPad or iPad Pro |
| Storage & Memory | Storage & Memory |
| - At least 8 GB RAM recommended - 5 GB free disk space |
- At least 8 GB RAM recommended - 10 GB free disk space |
| Graphics | Graphics |
| - OpenGL 4.5 capable video card recommended - At least 4 GB of VRAM recommended |
- Uses built-in graphics on Apple Silicon or discrete GPU on Intel Macs |
| Input Devices | Input Devices |
| - Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel (recommended) - SpaceNavigator (optional) |
- Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel (recommended) - SpaceNavigator / SpaceMouse Wireless (optional) - Magic Mouse: not recommended |
| Internet Requirements | Internet Requirements |
| Required for: • Downloading Rhino • License validation |
Required for: • Downloading Rhino • License validation |
| Rhino Account Required For | Rhino Account Required For |
| - Accessing forum support - Cloud Zoo license management |
- Accessing forum support - Cloud Zoo license management |
| Supported OS | Supported macOS |
| - Windows 10 - Windows 11 |
- macOS 12.4 Monterey - macOS 13 Ventura - macOS 14 Sonoma - macOS 15 Sequoia |
