Can I Run Altium Designer 24?
Altium Designer is a PCB and electronic design automation software package for printed circuit boards.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD equivalent |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 or AMD equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD equivalent |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 11 64-bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Can you run Altium Designer 24?
Altium Designer 24 is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM, about 12 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.78x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.44x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher states 1440p as the target, which is used as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Altium Designer 24's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Altium Designer 24?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Altium Designer 24?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD equivalent; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Altium Designer 24 need?
Altium Designer 24 needs about 12 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Altium Designer 24?
The RTX 3060 runs Altium Designer 24 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Altium Designer 24?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Altium Designer 24 is the GPU.