Optics requires specific operating systems, hardware, and GPU capabilities to run efficiently. The Optics technical specifications below outline supported platforms, recommended hardware, and machine learning requirements.
Supported operating systems for Optics
Optics runs on the following operating systems:
macOS: macOS 12 (Monterey) or higher
Windows: Windows 10 or Windows 11
Hardware requirements for Optics
Optics performs best on systems with modern CPUs, sufficient memory, fast storage, and supported GPUs.
Processor (CPU)
Optics supports:
Mac: Apple silicon or Intel (Sandy Bridge or newer)
Windows: Intel x64 (Sandy Bridge or newer)
Memory (RAM)
Optics requires:
8 GB minimum
16 GB or more recommended
More RAM improves performance when working with high-resolution images and complex effects.
Storage
Optics benefits from fast storage:
High-speed disk array or NVMe SSD recommended
Graphics card requirements for Optics
Optics uses GPU acceleration for rendering and effects processing.
Supported GPUs include:
Apple silicon integrated GPUs (macOS)
AMD GPUs on Intel-based Mac systems
Modern NVIDIA and AMD GPUs (Windows)
Recommended GPUs:
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
AMD Radeon™ PRO Series
Machine learning requirements in Optics
Optics includes machine learning (ML) filters and masks that require specific GPU hardware.
macOS ML requirements
Optics ML features on macOS require:
Apple silicon integrated GPU
macOS 12 (Monterey) or higher
Windows ML requirements
Optics ML features on Windows require:
NVIDIA GPU with compute capability 6.0 or higher (Pascal or newer)
orAMD Radeon™ PRO Series GPU
Summary of Optics system requirements
Optics requires:
Modern macOS or Windows systems
8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended)
GPU acceleration for best performance
Supported GPUs for machine learning features
Using recommended hardware ensures better performance and stability when working with Optics.