System requirements

Windows

Your computer must meet the minimum technical specifications outlined below to run and use Flood Modeller.


MinimumRecommended
ProcessorMulticore Intel® or AMD processor (2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later) with 64-bit support
Operating system (client)Windows 10 64-bitWindows 11 64-bit
Operating system (server)Windows server 2016 64-bitWindows server 2022 64-bit
RAM8 GB16 GB or more
Graphics card
(for use of 2D GPU solver only)
  • CUDA enabled NVIDIA GPU card with computing capability (cc) of 5.2 or higher
  • NVIDIA drivers at version 461.33 or later
Check your GPU computing capability on the NVIDIA website
Monitor resolution1024 x 7681920 x 1080 with display setting at 100% or greater
Hard-disk space1.5GB for installation + space for model files (please note these can get very large)
InternetInternet connection is required at all times if using a cloud-based licence

OS

There are no versions available for Unix-like systems. A workaround is to run Flood Modeller from a Virtual Machine that has Windows installed. Alternatively, Windows emulators can be utilised to run Flood Modeller on a Mac or certain Linux distributions, for example.