Surfer's system requirements are listed below.
System Requirements:
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Windows 10, 11, and higher
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64-bit operating system support
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1024x768 or higher monitor resolution with a minimum 16-bit color depth
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At least 1GB free hard disk space. 500GB or larger hard drive with 25% disk space available recommended
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2GB RAM minimum, 16GB RAM recommended
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.NET Framework 4.8
3D View requirements:
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Graphics card with OpenGL v3.2 or later
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Dedicated graphics card (e.g. NVIDIA, AMD) highly recommended
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Windows emulators, such as VMs and Parallels for Mac, may not support all the required features for viewing data in the 3D view
Fine Tuning Surfer Performance
- Issues with 3D View features may be corrected by upgrading to the latest graphics drivers.
- Many heavily computational operations, including gridding and contouring, are multi-threaded and processor reliant. A faster processor will improve Surfer's performance.
- For processing very large data files, such as LiDAR or some vector data files, fast and large RAM storage capacity is recommended.
- Click the File | Options command and on the General page, set the Max number of processors to use all processor cores.
- For improved performance, you can disable Save auto recovery information (File | Options | General). However, disabling this feature means you will lose any unsaved work if the program closes unexpectedly. Auto-recovery is highly recommended to protect your data.
Updated March 2025
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