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Can I run Rhino 8?
Rhino 8 by Robert McNeel & Associates: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Windows: 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (not ARM). Mac: Apple Mac with Intel or Apple processor
- Storage
- 10 GB
- OS
- Windows: Windows 11 or Windows 10 (not Windows 8.1 or older, not Windows Server, not Linux); Mac: macOS 12.4 (Monterey) through macOS 27 (Golden Gate); macOS 11 (Big Sur) or older is not supported
Recommended requirements
- GPU
- Windows: OpenGL 4.5 capable video card with at least 4 GB of video card memory
- RAM
- 8 GB
- OS
- Windows: same as minimum; Mac: same as minimum
Check your laptop
Which laptops can reach 8 GB of RAM?
307 of 328 laptops in our database support at least 8 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Robert McNeel & Associates — Rhino 8 system requirements · retrieved 10/7/2026
- minimum: Disk space: 5 GB on Windows, 10 GB on Mac (10 GB stored here). Boot Camp, virtualization (VMware, Remote Desktop, Parallels) and ARM processors are not supported on Windows.
- recommended: At least 8 GB of memory (RAM) is recommended on both platforms. A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended.
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