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Prerequisites for Bentley Desktop Applications v8.11.07.03 (often referred to as the Prerequisite Pack Use this checklist before double-clicking the MSI or
Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® based processor 2.0 GHz or greater. SSE2 support is required Software Prerequisites | Component | Minimum | Recommended
Use a Windows 7 virtual machine or upgrade to Bentley CONNECT Edition (current version) which supports modern OS and hardware. Use this checklist before double-clicking the MSI or
The (commonly associated with MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 2) must be installed prior to the main software to ensure compatibility and system stability. Software Prerequisites
| Component | Minimum | Recommended (Professional/BIM) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 2.5 GHz base (4 cores) | 3.5+ GHz turbo (8+ cores; Intel 12th+ gen or Ryzen 5000+) | | RAM | 16 GB | 32–64 GB (for large point clouds or reality meshes) | | GPU | DirectX 12 compatible, 2 GB VRAM | NVIDIA Quadro RTX/RTX A-series or GeForce RTX 3060+ (4+ GB VRAM) | | Storage | 20 GB free (SSD required) | NVMe M.2 SSD (512 GB+; 3500 MB/s read) | | Display | 1920 x 1080 | Dual 4K (3840 x 2160) at 60 Hz |