
If you have a Mac, it needs to run the Apple OS, then runs an emulation to run windows and then Revit. That is just to run Revit if you have no other applications open, and don't care about speed. Don't save $100 one-time investment to slow down software that costs thousands in subscription every single year and is used by a person who costs tens of thousands annually.įorget about what Autodesk says about minimum specs. If you talk about 8GB, I'm concerned about CPU and other hardware specs you may have or consider.

More RAM is a great first step to speed up your PC. CPU are built for a certain RAM speed and will be starved of data if RAM is too slow. And again, RAM is cheap compared to the software cost.Īlso check the CPU and MB specs to get fast enough RAM. The RAM doesn't get wasted, especially since most people have multiple applications open. That should cover relatively large Revit projects unless we talk really big projects. W10 and W11 use the memory much more and reduce load on the SSD. For actual professional work I'd use 32GB minimum before even looking into details.

So that question is kind of moot in 2021 assuming someone paying thousands a year for Revit subscription doesn't need to save $30 on memory.ġ6GB is a comfortable minimum if you use a PC personally for just goofing around, Netflix, youtube (especially since now more 4K is used) and some other light work. 16 GB of DDR 4 RAM cost around $60 give or take.
