{"id":2347,"date":"2022-08-01T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.pugetsystems.com\/?post_type=recommended_system&#038;p=2347"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:19:17","slug":"hardware-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"recommended_system","link":"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/hardware-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardware Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover full-width-no-gap\" style=\"min-height:361px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-15793\" alt=\"3D Design Workflow Page Header\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/08\/Rendering-Header.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2 px-4\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left puget-header-shadow text-left\" id=\"h-hardware-recommendations-for-autodesk-3ds-max\">Hardware Recommendations for Autodesk 3ds Max<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left puget-header-shadow\"><strong>We work with a wide range of hardware here at Puget Systems and have researched what various software and workflows need. Based on our findings, here is the hardware we recommend for 3ds Max workstations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/\"><strong>Browse Our Recommended Systems<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"workflow-menu-container\" class=\"menu-recommended-systems-3ds-max-container\"><ul id=\"workflow-menu\" class=\"nav nav-pills nav-fill flex-column flex-lg-row workflow-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-17712\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17712 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/hardware-recommendations\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Hardware Recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17714\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17714 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Suggested Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-26961\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-26961 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/buy-439\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Mobile Workstation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17713\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17713 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/buy-336\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Design &#038; Animation Workstation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">3ds Max System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center border rounded p-2 has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><strong>Quickly Jump To: <a href=\"#cpu\">Processor (CPU)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"#gpu\">Video Card (GPU)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"#ram\">Memory (RAM)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"#storage\">Storage (Drives)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most software developers, Autodesk maintains a list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/3ds-max\/learn-explore\/caas\/sfdcarticles\/sfdcarticles\/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-3ds-Max-products.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">system requirements<\/a>&nbsp;for 3ds Max that can be used to help ensure the hardware in your system will work with their software. However, this &#8220;system requirements&#8221; list only covers the very basics of what hardware is needed to run the software, not what hardware will actually give the best performance. Because of how inconsistent those lists can be, we&#8217;ve taken the time to perform testing to determine what hardware run 3ds Max the best. Based on this testing, we have come up with our own list of recommended hardware for 3ds Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do I need for the best modeling and animation performance in 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Modeling and animation in 3ds Max are primarily single-threaded, so you want a CPU with the highest possible clock speed &#8211; but core count is not particularly important. A good video card is also needed, in order to smoothly display the 3D graphics you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does rendering in 3ds Max require different hardware?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The default foreground renderer included in 3ds Max is Arnold, and it can either use a much higher core count CPU or one or more video cards. Which option is better will depend on things like your budget and how much memory (system RAM for a CPU or VRAM for video cards) your scenes need in order to render properly. Both complexity of a scene and resolution will impact how much memory is required. Either way, this design &amp; animation focused system will not be the strongest option for rendering. If that is the bulk of your work, please take a look at our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/content_creation\/rendering.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rendering-focused workstations<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/contact_expert.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reach out to our expert consultants<\/a>&nbsp;for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about combining design, animation, and rendering in 3ds Max? Can one system do well with all of them?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As discussed above, for rendering you will want a high core count CPU. In the past, higher core counts usually meant lower clock speeds &#8211; but Intel now offers technology called Turbo Boost on many of their processors. Turbo Boost adjusts the clock speed depending on how many cores are active at a given time, so when only a few cores are working (like during modeling or animation within 3ds Max) they can run at much higher clock speeds than when all cores are active (during rendering, for example). This results in the best performance for both situations from a single CPU. All of the processors in our 3ds Max workstations support this technology, but if you need more assistance in selecting the right chip for a new workstation please reach out to our consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"cpu\">Processor (CPU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does Autodesk 3ds Max utilize the CPU?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of design tasks in 3ds Max (including creating, modifying, and animating 3D models) are only able to utilize a single CPU core. That makes a high-frequency CPU, regardless of the core count, an ideal choice for these tasks. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/buy-336\/\">3ds Max Design &amp; Animation workstation<\/a> focuses on this type of workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many types of rendering engines &#8211; like Arnold, which is included with newer versions of 3ds Max, as well as Mental Ray, V-Ray, Keyshot, and others) &#8211; are highly efficient at utilizing a high number of cores. In fact, most of these engines scale almost perfectly&#8230; which makes a CPU with twice the number of cores almost twice as fast. We offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/rendering-workstations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other configurations<\/a> with that type of CPU, for those who focus more on that type of workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the best CPUs for Autodesk 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice of best processor for 3ds Max depends on what you do most within this program, but here are two of the top options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Intel Core\u2122 Ultra 9 285K 24 Core&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;This is among the highest clock speed CPUs available, and near the top of the charts for single-core performance in 3ds Max. This processor also splits its cores into a few higher-speed &#8220;performance&#8221; cores, for active tasks, and twice as many &#8220;efficiency&#8221; cores for background tasks and heavily threaded workloads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AMD Threadripper\u2122 PRO 9995WX\u00a096\u00a0Core &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0AMD&#8217;s Threadripper PRO line packs a huge core count along with good per-core performance, making it a fantastic choice for workstations that are focused on rendering performance. The good single-threaded speed means these chips also do well with modeling and animation, though they cost a lot more than a processor with comparable performance in those areas but fewer cores. These chips also support a lot of PCI-Express lanes, making them great for multiple video cards if you prefer GPU-based rendering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I need a Xeon CPU for 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, Xeon CPUs were more robust than their Core series counterparts. Today, however, there is very little functional difference between the two Intel product families for workstations. In fact, the largest difference is simply the fact that the Xeon family allows for the use of dual CPU configurations. Those have a lot of cores, but lower clock speeds &#8211; which is the opposite of what this software needs. Because of this, we use Core i7 and i9 CPUs in our 3ds Max workstations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-i-use-a-laptop-for-3ds-max\">Can I use a laptop for 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, though even top-end mobile CPUs and GPUs will be a little slower in 3ds Max than similar desktop hardware. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\/buy-439\/\">new mobile workstation<\/a>&nbsp;is ideal for this application, but please note that it needs to be plugged in to operate at full speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n \n<div class=\"related-content\">\n\t<ul class=\"related-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/are-amd-threadripper-9000-cpus-good-for-3d-artists\/\" title=\"Are AMD Threadripper 9000 CPUs Good for 3D Artists?\">Are AMD Threadripper 9000 CPUs Good for 3D Artists?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-nvidias-geforce-rtx-50-series-for-3d-artists\/\" title=\"Is it Worth Upgrading to NVIDIA&#8217;s GeForce RTX 50 Series for 3D Artists?\">Is it Worth Upgrading to NVIDIA&#8217;s GeForce RTX 50 Series for 3D Artists?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-3d-artists\/\" title=\"Is it Worth Upgrading to Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for 3D Artists?\">Is it Worth Upgrading to Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for 3D Artists?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/ryzen-xt-and-intel-i9-10850k-for-3ds-max-are-they-worth-it-1841\/\" title=\"Ryzen XT and Intel i9 10850K for 3ds Max: Are They Worth It?\">Ryzen XT and Intel i9 10850K for 3ds Max: Are They Worth It?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"new-interrupt-banner wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row puget-icon-section\" style=\"background: var(--puget-gray); margin: 15px 0; padding: 10px 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-evenly;\">\n\t\t<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>  \n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized text-center\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/12\/computer-icon.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Tower Computer Icon in Puget Systems Colors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-image-12659\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"interrupt-banner-text has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-looking-for-a-content-creation-workstation\">Looking for a 3ds Max Workstation?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center same-height\" >We build computers tailor-made for your workflow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interrupt-banner-link btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/solutions\/3d-design-workstations\/autodesk-3ds-max\">CONFIGURE A WORKSTATION<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-evenly;\">\n\t\t<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact-expert\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/08\/talking-icon.png\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Talking Head Icon in Puget Systems Colors\" class=\"wp-image-12657\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/08\/talking-icon.png 150w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-300x300.png 300w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-75x75.png 75w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-24x24.png 24w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-48x48.png 48w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-96x96.png 96w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon.png 500w\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-don-t-know-where-to-start-we-can-help\">Don&#8217;t know where to start?<br>We can help!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center same-height\">Get in touch with our technical consultants today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact-expert\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Talk to an Expert<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"gpu\">Video Card (GPU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does Autodesk 3ds Max utilize video cards (GPUs)?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When creating, editing, and animating models in 3ds Max, the video card is a large part of how many frames per second (FPS) the viewport is able to display the model at. A higher FPS will result in a smoother and overall better experience when rotating, zooming, or panning around the model you are working on. In general, 30 FPS is considered a minimum acceptable framerate, while 60 FPS is ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What type of video card should I use for Autodesk 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With some recent versions of 3ds Max, Autodesk has included both NVIDIA&#8217;s professional and GeForce cards in their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/3ds-max\/downloads\/caas\/downloads\/content\/3ds-max-certified-hardware.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lists of supported GPUs<\/a>. However, they differentiate between the two in that they call the RTX PRO\u2122 (formerly Quadro) cards &#8220;Certified&#8221; while the GeForce are only &#8220;Tested&#8221;. While GeForce cards can work well in 3ds Max, Autodesk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/file_downloads\/3dsmax2018_GFX_ResultsSept2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official policy<\/a> is that they &#8220;only recommend and support the professional NVIDIA Quadro and AMD FirePro graphics family cards.&#8221; Because of this, our higher-end recommended system defaults to an NVIDIA professional RTX model. For the times when using a GeForce card takes priority over official Autodesk support, like game development or GPU-based rendering, we do list GeForce options as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-i-need-to-use-an-rtx-pro-card-for-3ds-max-or-is-geforce-okay\">Do I need to use an RTX PRO card for 3ds Max or is GeForce okay?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>3ds Max needs a fairly powerful video card, unless you are exclusively rendering, and Autodesk&#8217;s official stance is that NVIDIA&#8217;s RTX PRO\u2122 graphics cards (formerly Quadro) are certified for this application. They do also test GeForce cards, so those should work fine for most users and may be preferred for those working in game dev, but pro-grade cards are optimized by NVIDIA to be more reliable in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there any use for multiple video cards in 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>3ds Max does not directly benefit from multiple GPUs (video cards), but if you use a third-party rendering engine like Octane or Redshift then those do utilize the GPU&#8230; and they scale very well with multiple cards. If that is something you plan to do, check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"\/solutions\/rendering-workstations\/\">rendering-focused workstations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n \n<div class=\"related-content\">\n\t<ul class=\"related-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/are-amd-threadripper-9000-cpus-good-for-3d-artists\/\" title=\"Are AMD Threadripper 9000 CPUs Good for 3D Artists?\">Are AMD Threadripper 9000 CPUs Good for 3D Artists?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-nvidias-geforce-rtx-50-series-for-3d-artists\/\" title=\"Is it Worth Upgrading to NVIDIA&#8217;s GeForce RTX 50 Series for 3D Artists?\">Is it Worth Upgrading to NVIDIA&#8217;s GeForce RTX 50 Series for 3D Artists?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-3d-artists\/\" title=\"Is it Worth Upgrading to Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for 3D Artists?\">Is it Worth Upgrading to Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for 3D Artists?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/ryzen-xt-and-intel-i9-10850k-for-3ds-max-are-they-worth-it-1841\/\" title=\"Ryzen XT and Intel i9 10850K for 3ds Max: Are They Worth It?\">Ryzen XT and Intel i9 10850K for 3ds Max: Are They Worth It?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ram\">Memory (RAM)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much system memory (RAM) does Autodesk 3ds Max need?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While the exact amount of RAM you need is going to depend on your particular projects, for 3ds Max we generally recommend a minimum of 16GB. Very complex scenes may need up to 32GB of RAM, although it is rare for 3ds Max to require more than 32GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you will be doing a large amount of complex, high-resolution CPU rendering, you may need 64GB or even more RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"storage\">Storage (Drives)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the best type of drive to use for Autodesk 3ds Max?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to their speed and relatively affordable price, we strongly recommend solid-state drives (SSDs) for the primary drive that will host your OS and the installation of 3ds Max itself. The high speed of SSDs allows your system to boot, launch applications, and load files many times faster than any traditional hard drive. 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