System Requirements Imaris 9.7

Using Imaris in Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) Sessions

If you are using Windows 10 Build 1903 and newer, you can use Imaris in Windows Remote Desktop session (RDP) if you have an nVidia Quadro card of at least the M-Series. Remote Desktop session with AMD cards of any series (Radeon, RadeonPro or FirePro) will also work with the Windows build 1903 and newer. The oldest AMD card we have tested successfully in with RDP is a FirePro V7900 (released in 2011). 

nVidias Geforce and Titan cards do not support OpenGL acceleration in RDP sessions on any Windows version (Info March 2020). There is no known way (not even with ‘gpedit’) to make this work. 

If you are using earlier Windows 10 build (180x and earlier) or Windows 7/8 or 8.1, the only way to get Imaris working in RDP sessions is to use an nVidia Quadro M-Series or newer (e.g. M4000, P4000,...).  The Quadro card driver supports OpenGL in RDP independent of the Windows version. 

If your system configuration of Windows and graphics card does not support OpenGL acceleration, you can try if another remote desktop solution, like TeamViewer, Anydesk or the like, will work for you. Please, consult your IT department before installing one of these other remote desktop solutions as there might be network restrictions in place, that prevent these tools from working properly. 

Platform MAC

• Mac OS X 10.12 - 10.15*

*To install on 10.15 please use Finder’s contextual ‘Open’ command

Please note rendering mode Surfaces - Slice is disabled on macOS. With all configurations, using a 4K or 5K monitor at full resolution will reduce live interaction FPS.

Please note Imaris does not currently support MacPro workstations with dual GPUs.

ClearView Deconvolution

Imaris Preferences will show the user the supported GPU processing mode: CUDA or OpenCL. Up-to-date graphics card drivers are required for GPU-accelerated deconvolution.

NVIDIA cards with driver 411.31 or later will use CUDA for the processing.  All AMD cards and NVIDIA cards running older drivers will use OpenCL.

Older machines or graphics cards may not support GPU-accelerated deconvolution.  CPU deconvolution will be used instead.

Tested Graphics Accelerator Boards

Incompatible graphics boards often cause instability and lead to decreased Imaris performance. It is recommended to install and use the latest drivers specified on website(s) of the graphic board's vendor(s).

Multi-GPU solutions for graphics boards (SLI and Crossfire) are NOT supported.

Imaris ClearView supports CUDA and OpenCL beside CPU based processing. It shows best performance on CUDA. CUDA needs an NVIDIA driver of version 411.31 (date 2018.9.27) or later. CUDA does not work on macOS 10.14 since Apple does not support it, it uses OpenCL instead.

The Nvidia Geforce Boards work, but have slower graphics. The Quadro boards are recommended when stereo displays will be attached and for remote access. If you go for a high-end graphic board (no matter gaming or professional) please be sure your machine has a strong enough power supply and it fits physically into the case.

Newer boards are shown on top of each list.

Tested in-house as working:

Other variants of the same series might work as well.