# System Requirements To ensure the best possible experience with large language models, your system should meet the following minimum requirements: ### MacOS * **Chip**: Any Apple Silicon *Note: Sanctum can run on selected Intel Macs but we are not prolonging support for it* * **Operating System**: MacOS 12 or newer * **Memory**: 16GB RAM or higher recommended > *Note: You may be able to use Sanctum with 8GB RAM. Use smaller models and modest context sizes to avoid performance issues.* ### Windows * **CPU**: Should support the AVX2 instruction set. * **Memory**: 16GB RAM or higher recommended * **GPU** (optional): Dedicated GPU with at least 6GB VRAM, supporting CUDA version 11 or newer (CUDA v12 recommended) > *Note: Ensure you have the latest NVIDIA drivers installed to take full advantage of GPU acceleration.* ### Linux (Coming Soon) We are actively working on Linux support. Stay tuned for future updates. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.sanctum.ai/system-requirements.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.