# System Requirements

### **System requirements**

The following are the recommended hardware and software requirements for FARO Connect Software.

|                                  | **Minimum**                                                                                     | **Recommended**                                                                                                                                                    |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Processor**                    | <ul><li>i7 7th Generation (or equivalent)</li><li>AMD Ryzen 7 (1700X) (or equivalent)</li></ul> | <ul><li>i9 12th generation or greater (or equivalent)                                </li><li>AMD Ryzen 9 (3900X / 5900X) (or equivalent)               </li></ul> |
| **Operating System**             | Windows 10 (32 & 64-bit)                                                                        | Windows 10 (32 & 64-bit)                                                                                                                                           |
| **Memory (RAM)**                 | 64GB RAM                                                                                        | 128GB RAM                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Hard Drive**                   | 512GB disk (100 GB free space)                                                                  | 1TB NVMe M.2 (100GB free space)                                                                                                                                    |
| **Graphics Card**                | Integrated Graphics                                                                             | NVIDIA GTX 3060 or better                                                                                                                                          |
| **Virtual Machine (VM) Install** | No                                                                                              | No                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Remote Desktop Accessibility     | Supported                                                                                       | Supported                                                                                                                                                          |