Recommended hardware - PIX4Dmatic

The following article describes the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements for PIX4Dmatic. PIX4Dmatic supports both Windows and macOS platforms.

Note: PIX4Dmatic supports GPU Hardware Acceleration for calibration, densification, and the generation of the orthomosaic. Currently, only NVIDIA GPU cards can contribute to this additional Hardware Acceleration. AMD cards and the macOS platform do not have the required CUDA acceleration technology.

Important: The calibration, densification, and skymasking processes will be significantly longer on macOS when compared to a recommended Windows machine.

Minimum (Windows and macOS)

	Windows	macOS
Operating System	Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)	Sonoma (14.x) + Ventura (13.x)
CPU	Quad-core or hexa-core Intel i5	Apple M1
GPU	Any (NVIDIA/Intel/AMD) GPU that supports OpenGL 4.1 or higher	Apple M1 Integrated GPU
RAM	32 GB (2,000-5,000 images at 20 MP). 64 GB (5,000-10,000 images at 20 MP).	32 GB (2,000-5,000 images at 20 MP). 64 GB (5,000-10,000 images at 20 MP).
Disk Space*	SSD, 150 GB - 300 GB Free space (2,000-5,000 images at 20 MP). SSD, 300 GB - 450 GB Free space (5,000-10,000 images at 20 MP).	SSD, 150 GB - 300 GB Free space (2,000-5,000 images at 20 MP). SSD, 300 GB - 450 GB Free space (5,000-10,000 images at 20 MP).

Important announcement for macOS : PIX4Dmatic Hardware Compatibility Update

From version 1.64, PIX4Dmatic will support Apple devices with Apple silicon processors. Apple devices with Intel processors should continue using PIX4Dmatic version 1.63 and avoid future updates. Maintain the PIX4Dmatic license according to hardware specifications. This update enhances compatibility with the latest hardware innovations.

Important: From PIX4Dmatic version 1.61.1, macOS Monterey (12.x) is no longer supported.

Important: From PIX4Dmatic version 1.46.0, macOS Big Sur (11.x) is no longer supported.

Important: The maximum size of datasets that are being tested by Pix4D contain 10,000 images at 20 MP. It is recommended to split the datasets of more than 10,000 images into multiple projects in order to ensure optimal processing.

Recommended (Windows only)

Operating System	Windows 10 or 11 (64 bits)
CPU	Intel i7, i9, Xeon, or AMD Threadripper
GPU	GeForce GTX 10 series, or RTX series
RAM	64 GB (2,000-5,000 images at 20 MP) 128 GB (5,000-10,000 images at 20 MP)
*Disk space:**	SSD, 250 GB - 400 GB Free space (2,000-5,000 images at 20 MP) SSD, 400 GB - 550 GB Free space (5,000-10,000 images at 20 MP)

Note*: The recommended values for the available disk space do not include the space needed to store images and export results. They also refer to the cases where the Mesh step is processed and a 3D Mesh is exported.

Important: This information reflects Pix4D's experience with testing and should be used as a general guide and not as a guarantee.