System Requirements
Minimum and recommended specifications for running GIMZWARE plugins.
Requirements below apply to StemX (AI stem separation). See the 0xDrive section further down for that plugin's lighter requirements.
STEMX - WINDOWS
Minimum
- OS:Windows 10 (64-bit)
- CPU:Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
- RAM:8 GB
- GPU:Any DirectX 12 compatible
- Storage:500 MB free space
Recommended
- OS:Windows 11 (64-bit)
- CPU:Intel Core i7 / AMD Ryzen 7
- RAM:16 GB or more
- GPU:NVIDIA RTX 2060+ (CUDA)
- Storage:SSD with 1 GB free space
STEMX - macOS
Minimum
- OS:macOS 12 Monterey
- CPU:Intel Core i5 / Apple M1
- RAM:8 GB
- Storage:500 MB free space
Recommended
- OS:macOS 14 Sonoma
- CPU:Apple M1 Pro / M2 / M3
- RAM:16 GB or more
- Storage:SSD with 1 GB free space
0xDRIVE - ALL PLATFORMS
0xDrive is a CPU-based plugin. No GPU is required. Requirements are significantly lighter than StemX.
Minimum
- OS:macOS 12 Monterey / Windows 10 (64-bit)
- CPU:Any modern dual-core processor
- RAM:4 GB
- GPU:Not required
- Storage:100 MB free space
Recommended
- OS:macOS 14 Sonoma / Windows 11 (64-bit)
- CPU:Multi-core processor (benefits high oversampling rates)
- RAM:8 GB or more
- GPU:Not required
- Storage:SSD recommended
SUPPORTED DAWs
Ableton Live 11+
Logic Pro
FL Studio 21+
Reaper 6+
Studio One 6+
Cubase 12+
Bitwig 5+
StemX and 0xDrive are available as VST3, AU (macOS), and Standalone (AAX coming soon). Any DAW supporting VST3 or AU should work.
GPU ACCELERATION
StemX supports multiple GPU acceleration backends for optimal performance:
CUDA
NVIDIA GPUs (GTX 1060+)
Requires driver 525+
DirectML
Any DirectX 12 GPU
Windows only
CoreML
Apple Silicon Macs
Automatic on M1 and later