System requirements for Autodesk VRED 2016 products

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

This article provides the system requirements for the 2016 versions of Autodesk® VRED™, Autodesk VRED Design, and Autodesk VRED Professional.

Solution:

CategoryRequirements
Hardware(64-bit) Intel® processor with Intel® EM64T-capable or AMD® Athlon 64®, AMD Opteron® processor
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics requirementsNVIDIA® Graphics Mobile / Quadro
  • High End:
    • NVIDIA® Quadro® M6000, M5000, M4000, K6000, K5200, K5000, K4000, K4200
    • Quadro® FX 5800/4800, FX 3800, FX 5600, FX4600, FX 3700M (VRED 2016 and older versions)
  • Midrange:
    • NVIDIA® Quadro® K2200, K4000, 4000
    • Quadro® FX 3800, FX 2800M, FX3700, FX 2700M (VRED 2016 and older versions)
  • Low End:
    • Quadro® K1200, K620, K600, K2000, 2000
    • Quadro® FX 3700, Quadro FX 1700M (VRED 2016 and older versions)
  • GX1xx: Quadroplex 7000 (2 x Quadro 6000)
  • GT2xx: Quadroplex 2200D2 (2 x Quadro FX5800)

AMD Graphics FirePro™

  • High End: FirePro™ V9800, V8800, W8100, W9100
  • Midrange: FirePro™ W7100, W5000
  • Low End: FirePro™ V7800, V7900

Operating Systems

  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 (64-Bit)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 8.0 and Windows® 8.1 (64-Bit)
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2
  • Apple® Mac OS® X 10.9.x and 10.10.x (VRED 2016)
  • Apple® Mac OS® X 10.11.x (VRED 2016 SR1)

Additionally for VRED Render Node:

  • Linux Version: Linux with GNU C Library stable release version 2.5 with installed X-Server
Other Software
  • Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (required to view PDF documentation provided), www.adobe.com
  • Internet Browser (certified: Mozilla Firefox 41, Internet Explorer 8, Chrome 45)
  • Flash Player to view Tutorials
  • Certified VRED graphics card driver
  • Driver software for optional hardware
Optional Hardware
  • 3D Mouse, SpaceMouse® Family from 3Dconnexion®
  • Oculus Rift with runtime 0.6.0.1 (VRED 2016 SR1)

For detailed information about operating system and hardware options refer to the following documents:  
Autodesk is not responsible for errors or failures of Autodesk software arising from the installation of updates, extensions or new releases issued by third party hardware or software vendors for the certified software or hardware identified in this document (or for any other third party software or hardware that you may use in connection with Autodesk products).

Products:

VRED; VRED Design; VRED Professional;

Versions:

2015; 2016;


Was this information helpful?


Need help? Ask the Autodesk Assistant!

The Assistant can help you find answers or contact an agent.


What level of support do you have?

Different subscription plans provide distinct categories of support. Find out the level of support for your plan.

View levels of support