Recommended Computers

Laptops

• Budget Deal (15 inch): DELL 960M $711 /  ASUS 1050 $918
• +150% Faster - ASUS 1060 $1119 / DELL 1060 $1099
  
• +200% Faster (15 inch): - MSI 1070 $1599 / ASUS 1070 $1099 REFURBISHED (VR READY!)
• +200% Faster - (17 inch)  MSI 1070 $1449 / MSI 1070 $1599 (VR Ready!)

Luxury Laptops

• +150% Faster - Razer Blade (14 inch) $2199

 Desktops (VR Ready!)

• Better: IBUYPOWER GTX 1070 $1279
• Best: ACER GTX 1080 $1549

Hardware Requirements (Vip3D, Pool Studio, VizTerra)

• Processor: 64-bit i7 Intel processors 2.5GHz or higher (or comparable AMD processor)
• Video Card: DX11 GeForce GTX 7, 8, 9, or 10 series (or comparable Radeon)
• RAM: 12GB
• OS: Windows 7 or greater

Virtual Reality Hardware Requirements (Vip3D Only)

• An Oculus Rift Headset (Purchase at: Amazon)
• Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 3.5GHz or higher
• Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980ti, GTX 1070, or GTX 1080 or greater
• RAM: 12GB
• OS: Windows 10

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YARD - Augmented Reality IPad Recommendations

YARD - Augmented Reality requires any IPad Pro. Size or style isn't important. 

• New IPad Pro 12.9" - $999
• New IPad Pro 11" - $799
• IPad Pro 10.5" - $719

How about Apple Computers? No.

 No Apple Mac will run DX11 3D applications at this time.

"You can buy a $6,000 Mac Pro with the top of the line AMD FirePro D700, and it still doesn't match our recommended specs... there's just not a single [Apple] machine out there that supports it." - Palmer Lucky

Note: Parallels and VMFusion will not run the software.

Video Card Comparisons

A dedicated DirectX 11 video card of a certain power level is required to run the software. Integrated cards, such as Intel cards or Quadro and FirePro/FireGL will not run the software.

The benchmark scores below show how powerful each video card is. The higher the score, the more powerful the card. A card with a minimum score of 1500 is required to run the software correctly.

Below are comparisons of video cards that meet and beat our minimum requirements:

*GeForce GTX 860M and GTX 960M just meets minimum requirements. Structure Studios recommends systems that are above minimum requirements for best performance.

Related: How do I find the hardware on my current computer?

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If you have any questions about a computer or component not included on this list, such as another video card or laptop, please don't hesitate to call our Tech Team at 800.778.8996 or email us at support@structurestudios.com. 

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