Marmoset Toolbag is available on the Windows and macOS operating systems, and the performance and stability of the software are heavily dependent on the capabilities of your GPU. Check out the chart below for minimum and recommended system requirements.
Note: Toolbag’s ray-traced rendering and baking engine runs on all compatible hardware, as listed below. Systems with hardware acceleration capabilities (i.e., NVIDIA RTX or AMD RX GPUs) will experience significantly enhanced performance.
TOOLBAG 5 #
The following minimum and recommended specs apply to all software releases of Marmoset Toolbag with v5.0* build numbers.
Windows #
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS Version | Windows 10 version 22H2 (19044) | Windows 11 version 22H3 (22631) |
| Disk Space | 10 GB hard disk space available | SSD with 100+ GB of hard disk space available for caching, virtual memory, and Library asset downloads. |
| GPU | a dedicated GPU with DirectX 12 (DX12) compatibility | NVIDIA RTX 30 or 40 series GPU AMD Radeon RX series GPU |
| Video Memory (VRAM) | 6 GB | 16 GB or more |
| System Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
macOS #
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS Version | macOS 13.5 “Ventura” | the latest macOS available |
| Disk Space | 10 GB hard disk space available | SSD 100+ GB of hard disk space available for caching, virtual memory, and Library asset downloads. |
| Graphics Hardware | Mac with Metal 3 support: – MacBook Pro 2017 or later – MacBook 2017 or later – iMac 2020 or later – iMac Pro – Mac Studio 2022 or later – Mac Pro 2019 or later | Apple “M” series chipsets |
| System Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
TOOLBAG 4 #
The following minimum and recommended specs apply to all software releases of Marmoset Toolbag with v4.0* build numbers.
Windows #
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS Version | Windows 10 version 22H2 (19044) | Windows 11 version 22H3 (22631) |
| Disk Space | 10 GB hard disk space available | SSD with 100+ GB of hard disk space available for caching, virtual memory, and Library asset downloads. |
| GPU | a dedicated GPU with DirectX 12 (DX12) compatibility | NVIDIA RTX 30 or 40 series GPU AMD Radeon RX series GPU |
| Video Memory (VRAM) | 6 GB | 12 GB or more |
| System Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
macOS #
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS Version | macOS 10.15 “Catalina” | macOS 13.4 “Ventura” |
| Disk Space | 10 GB hard disk space available | SSD 100+ GB of hard disk space available for caching, virtual memory, and Library asset downloads. |
| GPU | macOS GPU family 2 hardware: – iMac 2015 or later – MacBook Pro 2016 or later – MacBook 2016 or later – iMac Pro 2017 or later | Apple M1 or newer GPU Note: A native silicon build is unavailable for Toolbag v4, but all feature sets are supported on Apple silicon chipsets. |
| System Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
Additional Resources #
The links below are helpful information for determining hardware compatibility and system options for using Marmoset Toolbag.
