Autodesk published its system requirements for Revit 2021 in April, 2020. Generative design and other critical features were added at that time.
Summary: System Requirements and Recommendations
for Autodesk Revit 2021 Products
Minimum – Entry-level configuration:
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise, or Pro
- Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology
- 8-16 GB RAM
Value – Balanced price and performance:
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise, or Pro
- Multi-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology
- 16-32 GB RAM
Performance – Large, complex models:
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit Enterprise, or Pro
- Multi-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology.
- 32-64 GB RAM
- 10,000+ RPM (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive
BIM 360 Design Cloud Worksharing (in addition to the above)
- Three times (3X) the total disk space consumed by equivalent RVT files for all cloud workshared projects accessed by the user
- Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 25 Mbps for each machine on burst transfers
VMware®– Recommended-level configuration (in addition to the above):
- VMware Horizon® 6.1 or later
- VMware vSphere® 6 or later
- 384-512 GB RAM
- NVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or
- AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340 or later)
Full Description: System Requirements and Recommendations for Autodesk Revit 2021 Product Line
Applied Software technical experts recommend that your system meets the ‘Performance’ requirements for large complex models, but Revit 2021 can suit a variety of configurations and needs.
Revit 2021 Minimum Entry Level Configuration
| Operating System | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10. See our Support Page for product support information. |
| CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM
– Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. – Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process. |
| Video Display Resolutions | Minimum:
1280 x 1024 with true color Maximum:UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor |
| Video Adapter | Basic Graphics:
Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced Graphics:DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
| Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
| Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
| Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
| .NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
| Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 (or higher) |
| Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit 2021 Value: Balanced Price and Performance
| Operating System | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10. See our Support Page for product support information. |
| CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM
– Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 300 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process. |
| Video Display Resolutions | Minimum:
1680 x 1050 with true color Maximum:UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor |
| Video Adapter | DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
| Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
| Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
| Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
| .NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
| Browser | Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (or higher) |
| Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit 2021 Performance: Large, Complex Models
| Operating System | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10. See our Support Page for product support information. |
| CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
| Memory | 32 GB RAM
– Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 700 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. – Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process. |
| Video Display Resolutions | Minimum:
1920 x 1200 with true color Maximum: UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor |
| Video Adapter | DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
| Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space
Solid State Drive (for Point Cloud interactions) or |
| Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
| Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
| .NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
| Browser | Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (or higher) |
| Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit LT ™ 2021
| Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10. See our Support Page for product support information. |
| CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.
Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM
– Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. – Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process. |
| Video Display Resolutions | Minimum:
1280 x 1024 with true color Maximum:UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor |
| Video Adapter | Basic Graphics:
Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced Graphics:DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
| Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
| Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
| Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
| .NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
| Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 (or higher) |
| Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Recommendations for Other Revit 2021 Products and Configurations
Revit Cloud Worksharing
| Disk Space | Three times (3X) the total disk space consumed by equivalent RVT files for all cloud workshared projects accessed by the user. | ||
| Minimum | Value | Performance | |
| Connectivity | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 5 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 10 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 25 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. |
Revit Server 2021
| Operating System |
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| Web Server | Microsoft® Internet Information Server 7.0 (or later) | ||
| .NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. | ||
| CPU Type | 4+ cores 2.6 GHz+ |
6+ cores 2.6 GHz+ |
6+ cores 3.0 GHz+ |
| <100 Concurrent Users (multiple models) | Minimum | Value | Performance |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| Hard Drive | 7,200+ RPM | 10,000+ RPM | 15,000+ RPM |
| 100+ Concurrent Users (multiple models) | Minimum | Value | Performance |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| Hard Drive | 10,000+ RPM | 15,000+ RPM | High-Speed RAID Array |
| Virtualization | VMware® and Hyper-V® Support (See Revit Server Administrator’s Guide) |
Revit 2021 Citrix®: Minimum-Level Configuration²
| Citrix System |
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| Server OS | As specified by XenApp® system requirements |
| Authentication |
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| Client OS |
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| Client Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 or higher |
| User Access | Client computers should be bound to the network domain. Each client computer should have either the full Citrix or web client plug-in installed.
Users should use their domain logins to access both the Citrix web console and the LAN. |
Revit® 2021 Revit® LT™ 2021 VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration
| VMware Software |
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| Virtual Machine Operating System | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 |
| Host Server Recommendation | Performance |
| CPU | 3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology |
| Memory | 384-512 GB |
| Networking | 10 GB |
| Storage | ~750+ IOPS Per User |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340 or later) |
| Virtual Machine Settings | Performance |
| Memory | 16-32 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 8 vCPUs |
| Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
| Virtual Machine Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download. |
| User Access | Each client computer should have the VMware Horizon Client installed. |
Revit® 2021 Revit® LT™ 2021 Parallels Desktop® 11 for Mac: Recommended-Level Configuration
| Host Operating System | macOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or newer |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| CPU Type | 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel® Core i7™ or newer |
| Virtualization Software | Parallels Desktop® 15 for Mac or newer |
| Virtual Machine Operating System¹ | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 |
| Virtual Machine Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 or higher |
| .NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
| Virtual Machine Memory | 8 GB RAM
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| Virtual Machine Video Adapter | 512 MB video memory minimum dedicated to the Microsoft® Windows® Virtual Machine.
Note: While at Retina® display resolutions on macOS, turn off any Retina Resolution options in Parallels Desktop to adjust for proper DPI within Windows and Revit software products. Graphics: |
| Disk Space | Minimum 40 GB free disk space; recommend 100 GB free disk space available |
| Media | Download or installation from USB key |
| Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
| Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
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