Sébastien LAGARDE via QGIS-User <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> writes: Keep in mind that I have not used QGIS in a super serious way, and haven't even tried to figure out how much resources it needs, other that on my desktop (a hand-me-down machine that was high end in 2014, with 24 GB RAM), it runs fine.
There's a huge question not asked or answered, which is about operating system. I personally would not even consider using Windows, but that's me :-) > GIS operator Workstation (standard use) > > * Intel i5 or higher (12th gen) or AMD equivalent > * 16 Gb RAM > * 512 Gb HD but only SSD or even better PCI / NVME drives > * Small dedicated graphic card (any entry level card with 2-4 Gb of > dedicated memory) > * 1 Gb network This seems reasonable, but: Knowing how much disk one needs requires a plan of how the system is going to to be used. With most data in a database, the question would be then how much imagery you will have locally. In 2023, I can't recommend buying any computer for desktop use with less than 32 GB of RAM. Almost always, my computers have become unusable due to low RAM, before anything else, usually after more than 10 years. If it is easily possible to upgrade, and there's evidence that running QGIS and other things at once (browser, mail client, ?) really fits in 16 GB *without any need to page anything back in*, then maybe that's ok. But it strikes me as likely too little. (If it's not easily possible to upgrade, buying a 16 GB computer is just plain unwise IMHO.) > GIS analyst Workstation (double up) : > > * Intel i7or higher (12th gen) or AMD equivalent > * 32Gb RAM > * 1 Tb HD but only SSD or even better PCI / NVME drives > * dedicated graphic card (4 Gb of dedicated memory) > * 1 Gb network Again I might go higher in RAM. > And don’t forget to include in your quotations good interfaces > (screens = min of 2*24 “, good keyboard and High DPI mouse), we tend > to neglect them and use what comes was standard with orders but good > large screens and a comfortable mouse does change your long term > experience !! Great advice. I'm running with one monitor now but this would be a big improvement. _______________________________________________ QGIS-User mailing list QGIS-User@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
