Modo tech specs.
Modo performs best on newer, advanced hardware configurations, while supporting many older, prior-generation systems.
Officially supported operating systems
macOS 10.15.x, 11.x, and 12.x
Windows 10 and Windows 11 (64-bit only)
Linux 64-bit operating system (CentOS/RHEL 7.6+)/Ubuntu 20.04
Testing on Apple Silicon (M1) processors is in progress and this statement will be updated when completed.
Minimum hardware requirements
Processor:Intel processor(s), Core i3 or higher
Storage:At least 10 GB disk space available for full content installation
RAM:At least 4 GB RAM
Display: At least 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
Graphics Card:At least 1GB of video memory / driver support for OpenGL 3.2. AMD AI Denoiser requires a minimum of 4 GB of video memory
Tested workstation hardware
- Apple
- Macbook Pro (Retina, 16-inch, 2019)
- Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, 2018)
- Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, 2017)
- AMD prosumer graphics cards
- Radeon™ Vega RX*
- AMD enterprise graphics cards
- Radeon Pro 5300M
- Radeon Pro WX 8200
- Radeon Pro WX 7100
- Radeon Pro 560X
- Radeon Pro W6600
- NVIDIA prosumer graphics cards
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Linux)
- GeForce 1080*
- GeForce 2070 Super
- NVIDIA enterprise graphics cards
- Quadro T1000
- Quadro M4000*
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper*
- Intel i7-7700k
- Intel i7-8700
- Intel i9-9900k
- Intel Core i7 10750H
These are the configurations that Foundry has tested with Modo. Due to the constantly changing and wide variety of computer hardware available in the market, we are unable to officially certify hardware.
*This hardware was unavailable for QA testing for Modo 15.2 due to the office access limitations due to COVID-19
Recommended hardware requirements
Processor:2.5+ Ghz quad-core processor
Storage:250+ GB disk space available for caching and temporary files. SSD is preferable.
RAM:16 GB RAM with additional virtual memory*
Display:1920 x 1080 pixel resolution
Graphics Card:At least 2+ GB of video memory / driver support for OpenGL 4.4 or higher
*Use of virtual memory improves stability and helps prevent data loss on large projects.
Recommended graphics driver versions
Nvidia: 461.09 or later*
AMD: 8.982.8.1 or later*
*We recommend downloading latest driver version from the NVidia or AMD websites
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