System Requirements

The system requirements for the dedicated tracking workstation.

For Pixotope graphics engine requirements go here.

Pixotope Tracking

Graphics card	Compatible graphics cards: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, RTX 3080, RTX 4070, RTX A4000 Please note that other graphics cards or extremely new revisions of those listed here must be checked for individual driver requirements well in advance of any production use. Driver updates may not be available short-termed.
CPU	Avoid CPUs with very high core count since clock speeds are usually lower. “or higher” refers to CPUs in the same series only! A 13100 is not higher than a 12700! AMD Desktop Zen 3: Ryzen 7 5700X or higher Zen 4: Ryzen 7 7700 or higher AMD Workstation Zen 3: Threadripper 5000 series AMD Server Not recommended Intel Desktop From 12th generation, E-cores must be disabled in BIOS 11th Generation: Core i7 11700 or higher 12th Generation: Core i7 12700 or higher 13th Generation: Core i7 13700 or higher Intel Workstation Rocket Lake-S: Xeon W-1370(P) or higher Sapphire Rapids-WD: Xeon w3 2435 or higher Intel Server Not recommended
Network	2x 1-GBit network ports (if only one port on mainboard, use PCI card for second port)
Video	BlackMagic DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K
USB	at least 4 ports: keyboard, mouse, serial connections to lens and IMU (all need USB 2.0 or higher)
Miscellaneous	RAM >= 64 GB SSD >= 128 GB
Operating system	Linux openSUSE 15.3 provided by TrackMen/Pixotope

Graphics card	Minimum RTX 4070 Ti (alternatively RTX A5500, RTX A6000 or RTX 6000 Ada Generation) with blower fan (radial) if used in a small case
CPU	Avoid CPUs with very high core count since clock speeds are usually lower. “or higher” refers to CPUs in the same series only! A 13100 is not higher than a 12700! AMD Desktop Zen 3: Ryzen 7 5700X or higher Zen 4: Ryzen 7 7700 or higher AMD Workstation Zen 3: Threadripper 5000 series AMD Server Not recommended Intel Desktop From 12th generation, E-cores must be disabled in BIOS 11th Generation: Core i7 11700 or higher 12th Generation: Core i7 12700 or higher 13th Generation: Core i7 13700 or higher Intel Workstation Rocket Lake-S: Xeon W-1370(P) or higher Sapphire Rapids-WD: Xeon w5 2435 or higher Intel Server Not recommended
Network	1x 1-GBit network port 1x 10-GBit network port if only one port on mainboard, use PCI card for second port 1x 10-GBit Network Switch
Video	BlackMagic DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K
USB	at least 2 ports: keyboard, mouse (all need USB 2.0 or higher)
Miscellaneous	RAM >= 64 GB SSD >= 128 GB
Operating system	Linux openSUSE 15.3 provided by TrackMen/Pixotope