Hardware requirements

Operating system

• Windows 11

NOTE: As of October 2025, in accordance with Microsoft’s end-of-life policy, Windows 10 is no longer officially supported

Installation environment

• Install and use on a local computer
• Using OCTOPUZ on a virtual machine (via remote access) is not officially supported and may result in degraded performance or unexpected behavior

CPU

• Intel
  • Recommended: Intel Core i7 processor or similar
  • Minimum: Intel Core i5 processor or similar
• AMD
  • Recommended: AMD Ryzen 9 processor or similar
  • Minimum: AMD Ryzen 7 processor or similar

Memory

• Recommended: 16 GB or higher
• Minimum: 8 GB

Graphics

• NVIDIA
  • Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 20 series or similar
  • Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series or similar
• AMD
  • Recommended: AMD Radeon RX 5000 series or similar
  • Minimum: AMD Radeon RX Vega series or similar

Hard drive

• Recommended: solid-state drive (SSD) with 20 GB of available space
• Minimum: hard disk drive (HDD) with 20 GB of available space

Internet connection

• Required for account log in/activation (offline license activation is also possible and does not require internet on the activated device)
• Required to access and download online library components and templates
• Required to access in-app Academy content
• Required to receive in-app software updates