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[shraypandey18]

If I want to run ansys 19 product on pc what are it's minimum requirements ?

[peteroznewman]

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

• Processor(s): Workstation class


• 4 GB RAM


• 25 GB hard drive space


• Computer must have a physical C” drive present


• Graphics card and driver: Professional workstation class 3-D


• OpenGL-capable

[shraypandey18]

But what type of graphic card and of what amount ?

[Rob]

Have a look here  https://www.ansys.com/solutions/solutions-by-role/it-professionals/platform-support   Note, other graphics cards will work, it's just we haven't tested them so can't comment on whether a specific (untested) card is suitable. 

Assuming you already own a computer download Student and see what happens. 

[milahu]

Have a look herenthe page has moved --> ansys.com search: platform supportnhttps://www.ansys.com/it-solutions/platform-supportn-> Ansys 2021 R1 - Graphics Cards Tested (PDF) -> Minimum Graphics Requirements: Ansys Products (other than Discovery, Speos, and VRXPerience), Windows Platforms: Discrete graphics card with the latest drivers and compatible with the supported operating systems. For full functionality, use of a recent NVIDIA Quadro or AMD Radeon Pro card with at least 1 GB of discrete video memory and supporting, at a minimum, OpenGL version 4.5, DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0the ANSYS FREE STUDENT SOFTWARE is limited to 500K cells/nodes/elements, so the hardware requirements will be lower (for fast rendering and smooth interface)nbut *probably* OpenGL version 4.5, DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0 is a hard requirement, and lower versions *probably* will not worknthere seems to be little experience with low budget hardware, as the average ansys customer will just spend 800USD+ on a proper workstation, or run ansys remotely in some datacenter (see below)nhttps://www.ansys.com/it-solutions/platform-support/previous-releasesnrelated:n/forum/discussion/25421/information-on-hardware-specifications-for-lumerical-fdtd(what effect have parameters like RAM size, RAM speed, CPU speed, CPU cores, cluster computing)n/forum/discussion/2033/hfss-gpu-acceleration-for-my-hardware-setup(when do i need a fast GPU)n/forum/discussion/comment/8569/#Comment_8569(required hardware for ANSYS Discovery Live Student)nrunning ansys remotely on amazon AWS servers (requires credit card for payment):n/forum/discussion/6236/amazon-ec2-instance-licensingn/forum/discussion/25782/lumerical-fdtd-simulation-benchmarksnn