Hardware Recommendations for Agisoft Metashape
| Component | Recommended Specs (based on Puget Systems testing) |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core™ Ultra 9 285K 24‑core or AMD Ryzen™ 9 9900X/9950X. These provide the best balance of clock speed and core count for Metashape’s CPU‑heavy steps (e.g., Build Mesh). |
| GPU | One or two recent NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ cards (any generation from RTX 3060 up to RTX 5090). A second GPU saves ~5–10 % overall processing time; RTX PRO/Quadro cards offer no performance advantage and are more expensive. AMD Radeon cards are not recommended due to lower performance and stability issues. |
| RAM | At least 32 GB for typical workflows with 12‑MP images; scale linearly with image resolution (e.g., 50 MP images → ~128 GB). For future growth, overspecify by ~25–30 %. |
| Storage | • Primary OS & Metashape install: NVMe SSD ≥ 1 TB. • Active project data: second SSD or SATA SSD ≥ 2 TB (NVMe preferred for speed). • Long‑term backup: HDD or NAS (external array acceptable). |