Surfer system requirements

Surfer's system requirements are listed below.

System Requirements:

• Windows 10, 11, and higher

• 64-bit operating system support

• 1024x768 or higher monitor resolution with a minimum 16-bit color depth

• At least 1GB free hard disk space. 500GB or larger hard drive with 25% disk space available recommended

• 2GB RAM minimum, 16GB RAM recommended

• .NET Framework 4.8 

3D View requirements:

• Graphics card with OpenGL v3.2 or later

• Dedicated graphics card (e.g. NVIDIA, AMD) highly recommended

• 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