System Requirements

Ensure your machine meets the requirements for Topaz Photo AI prior to downloading and installing.


Disk Space Requirement

Photo AI requires the following approximate amount of space:

  • Windows: Approximately 32GB - (Program Data 30GB and Program Files 2GB)
  • Mac: Approximately 9GB

Check Your Hardware Compatibility

Step 1 - Get your Windows System Profile

  • See the steps below on how to find your System Profile.
  • Your System Profile will be a file named: Dxdiag.txt
Click here for Steps to Find Your System Profile (Windows)

Click here for Steps to Find Your System Profile (Windows)


Step 2 - Check your System Profile

  • Once you have your Dxdiag.txt, you can then check if you meet the Minimum Requirements or Recommended Specifications for Photo AI (listed below).
  • The RAM information will be in the "System Information" section of your System Profile (Memory)
  • The VRAM and graphic card information is in the "Display Devices" section (Dedicated Memory)

Minimum Requirements

Windows Operating System10 or 11 (most updated version recommended)
CPUIntel OR AMD, with AVX instructions, released after 2013
System Memory (RAM)16GB*
Dedicated Graphics Card (NVIDIA)NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti or higher, 6GB VRAM**
Dedicated Graphics Card (AMD)AMD Radeon 570 or higher, 6GB VRAM**
Dedicated Graphics Card (Intel)Intel ARC, 6GB VRAM**
Integrated Graphics Card (Intel)Intel UHD 600 Graphics OR Intel Iris Xe - with 16GB system RAM

* For large upscales, 24GB of RAM (system memory) or more may be needed especially for Intel graphics cards.

** Super Focus is a memory-intensive generative model which requires 8GB of VRAM to run. It will work with 6GB of VRAM, but it is recommended to have 8GB of VRAM. To learn more go to the Super Focus System Requirements.


Windows Operating System10 or 11 (most updated version recommended)
CPUIntel OR AMD, with AVX instructions, released after 2020
System Memory (RAM)24GB
Dedicated Graphics Card (NVIDIA)NVIDIA RTX 20 series or higher, 8GB VRAM or more
Dedicated Graphics Card (AMD)AMD Radeon 5000 series or higher, 8GB VRAM or more
Dedicated Graphics Card (Intel)Intel ARC, 8GB VRAM or more

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