Rocky DEM System Requirements

Learn the Ansys Rocky DEM System Requirements for optimal program performance out-of-the-box. System requirements for integration with Ansys products are also reviewed.

Optimal Rocky DEM Functionality and Basic Requirements

Recommended System Setup & Minimum Requirements

Please see below for minimum Ansys Rocky DEM system requirements, along with optional recommendations.

Minimum Requirements

64-bit Windows 7; 64-bit Windows 10; or 64-bit CentOS 7 Linux* Operating Systems
A video card that supports OpenGL graphics
4 GB of free disk space
4 GB of RAM
Two-button mouse with center wheel
Screen resolution of 1280 x 1024
* Other Linux-bases platforms are currently being tested and verified.

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Optimal Rocky DEM Functionality and Basic Requirements

Recommended System Setup (for Optimal DEM Functionality)

8 GB of free disk space
8 GB of RAM
Quad-core or better processor (Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, or Intel Xeon processor)
Ansys SpaceClaim or other CAD software
Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet software
AVI-compatible media player

Additional Minimum Requirements for GPU or Multi-GPU Processing

One or more NVIDIA GPU cards (computing or gaming), each with the following criteria:

At least 4 GB memory
Fast double-precision processing capabilities*
A CUDA compute capability of 3.5 or higher. (See the GPUs Supported table for a list of GPUs and their compute capabilities.)
A graphics driver version** that supports the CUDA version 10 toolkit or higher. (See the CUDA Driver table for a list of which driver version supports which toolkit version.)

* Required only for simulations using non-round particle shapes.
**Ensure your GPU card drivers are updated before using Rocky.