Corona Renderer
Corona Renderer is a modern high-performance (un)biased photorealistic renderer, available for Autodesk 3ds Max, MAXON Cinema 4D, and as a standalone application.
Hardware Recommendations
Processor
Rendering
Corona Renderer is a CPU-based, multi-threaded rendering application, therefore the more processor cores the better.
Graphics
Corona Renderer is entirely CPU-based, but to use its optional Fast Preview Denoiser (NVIDIA OptiX), you need an NVIDIA GPU. Furthermore, Corona Renderer is typically used in conjunction with software that benefits from Quadro graphics cards, therefore we recommend viewing the graphic card requirements for those particular software packages.
Storage
We recommend a NVMe SSD for the operating system, applications and project files. 1TB is the most common capacity for Corona Renderer workstations. 1TB is fine if your projects are moderately sized. 2TB is recommended if your projects are large and you will you will use the workstation for a variety of professional applications.
If your projects are complex, are running multiple applications as the same time, and you want to maximize performance, we recommend two SSDs:
- Primary NVMe SSD: operating system and applications
- Secondary NVMe SSD: dedicated to active projects
For storage or backup, we recommend a SATA SSD or Hard Drive.
M.2 NVMe Gen4 SSD performs at ~5,000MB/s
2.5-inch SATA SSD performs at ~500MB/s
3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive performs at ~250MB/s
Memory
In general, 4GB of RAM per CPU core is recommended. For example, if you select a single 12-core processor, 32GB will suffice for basic tasks or 64GB for more demanding workloads.
Configuration Recommendations
HP Z8 G4 Workstation
$11,725
HP Z8 G4 Workstation
$8,225
HP Z840 Workstation
$4,800
HP Z840 Workstation
$3,225
HP Z6 G4 Workstation
$4,775
HP Z4 G4 Workstation
$2,750
Hardware Reference Recommendations
- May 2022 by
Chaos
What are the system requirements of Corona? - by
Chaos
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Running additional applications on this system?
The recommended components and configurations provided on this page are specific to this software. If you plan on running other applications, view our recommendations for them as well and choose a configuration that best suits the needs of the application requirements collectively. Feel free to contact us for further assistance.