Technical
System Requirements
WindowsÂ
Windows 10, 11
An internet connection is required to install and authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features
SketchUp Pro requires .NET Framework version 4.5.2
Recommended Hardware
2GHz+ processor
8GB+ RAM
6GB of available HDD or SSD space
A modern GPU with 8GB VRAM and supports hardware acceleration
Mac
Mac OS 26 (Tahoe), 15 (Sequoia), 14 (Sonoma), 13 (Ventura)
Boot Camp, VMWare, and Parallels are not supported environments
An internet connection is required to authorise SketchUp and use some features
Recommended Hardware
2.1+ GHz processor or M1 chip +
8GB RAM
6GB of available disk space
A modern GPU with at least 1GB of memory
Additional InformationÂ
SketchUp’s New Graphics Engine
SketchUp 2024 introduced a powerful new graphics engine that comes with some additional requirements however this can still be turned off and you can continue to use the classic engine:
For MacOS, you must use version 12.3.1 or above. We recommend at least 13 and above for optimal performance.
The following MacOS GPUs are unsupported:
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Intel HD Graphics 6000
Intel Iris Graphics
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
The following Windows GPUs are unsupported:
Intel HD Graphics 4×00 series
For MacOS, the new renderer requires Metal 2 support. For more information on MacOS versions satisfying this requirement see Apple’s Metal support page.
For Windows, the new renderer requires DirectX12, feature level 11.0 support. See the Direct X diagnostic tool for more information.
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