Rhino 8 system requirements

Rhino 8 for Windows

Hardware

• 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (Not ARM)
• At least 8 GB (RAM) memory is recommended
• 5 GB disk space
• OpenGL 4.1 capable video card is recommended
• At least 4 GB Video card memory is recommended
• A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended
• SpaceNavigator optional
• Apple Intel hardware with Boot Camp optional
  (Boot Camp is not supported on Apple Silicon Macs.)

Windows Operating Systems

• Windows 11
• Windows 10

Internet connection for

• Download
• License validation
• Rhino account for:
  • Technical support on the Rhino forum
  • Cloud Zoo license management

User recommendations

Since McNeel can’t test every possible hardware combination, you can get hardware recommendations from other users…

Not supported

• Windows 8.1 and older
• Windows Server (any version)
• Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs
• Virtualization systems such as VMWare, Remote Desktop, and Parallels
• Linux
• ARM processors including the Microsoft SQ® 1 and 2

Rhino 8 for Mac

Hardware

• Apple Mac with Intel or Apple processor
• At least 8 GB memory (RAM) is recommended
• 10 GB disk space
• A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended
• SpaceNavigator and SpaceMouse Wireless optional

macOS Operating Systems

• macOS 14 (Sonoma)
• macOS 13 (Ventura)
• macOS 12.4 (Monterey)

Internet connection for

• Download
• License validation
• Rhino account for:
  • Technical support on the forum
  • Cloud Zoo license management

Not supported

• macOS 11 (Big Sur) or older
• Digitizers (Faro, MicroScribe)
• iPad and iPad Pro