System Requirements

This page provides the hardware and software requirements your workstation must comply with.

Hardware Requirements

Minimal

Recommended

Use case

CPU

RAM

GPU

Network

CPU

RAM

GPU

Network

Editor or Simulation Node

6 Cores 3.2 GHz base frequency

32 GB

P6000

1 Gbps

8 Cores 3.7 GHz base frequency

64 GB

RTX6000

1 Gbps

Deploy Node (Driver view)

Quad Core 3.2 GHz base frequency

32 GB

P6000

1 Gbps

Quad Core 3.7 GHz base frequency

64 GB

RTX6000

1 Gbps

Note: Only NVIDIA cards are supported.

NVIDIA GPU Drivers

R550 U9 (553.09) WHQL (Release Date: Thu Sep 19, 2024)

Note: When updating your GPU driver, selecting the Custom (Advanced) installation option, then ticking Perform a clean installation is highly recommended.

Other Hardware Requirements

Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors is compatible with Logitech Racing Wheels G25, G27 and G29.

Software Requirements

Compatible Operating Systems

Windows x64

For operating system requirements, refer to the Platform Support by Application / Product PDF on the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

Compatible Driving Simulators

Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors 2025 R1 is compatible with:

  • AVSimulation SCANeR™ version 2021.1 or version 2023.2

  • CarMaker versions 11.0, 12.0.1 and 13.0

Other Software Requirements

  • From Regional Settings > Additional settings, set a dot "." as decimal separator and a space as digit grouping symbol.
  • You may install the following software to fully use Ansys AVxcelerate Lighting and Sensors.
    Note: Only versions mentioned here are validated. Ansys provides limited support on newer versions.
    • Microsoft Excel from 2013 and Office 365
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, MSCV toolset 14.20
    • MATLAB and Simulink from 2016b