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Line 1: =Introduction= We frequently get asked, "What is the minimum or recommended hardware to use for TUFLOW modelling". This is always a tricky question, as the answer depends on the type and size of the models you are going to run. For a small model, TUFLOW should run on any modern PC or laptop that is capable of running Windows XP or later. However, for large models there may be requirements for a hefty computer.<br> The tables below showing computer specifications and model run-time should help you compare systems. <br> In this page we outline a hardware benchmark model which ~~is available to download from <u>[https://downloads.tuflow.com/_archive/TUFLOW/Benchmark_Models/FMA2_GPU_CPU_Benchmark.zip FMA2_GPU_CPU_Benchmark.zip]</u> the model~~ can be simulated without a TUFLOW dongle (license). This makes it easy to benchmark on a range of computers and the results are compiled below.<br> We have typically found that for TUFLOW Classic, the CPU speed is the largest influence on TUFLOW runtimes, with the RAM speed also having an influence for large models. When using GPU hardware (available for TUFLOW HPC), the Graphics Card has the largest influence, specifically the number and speed of the CUDA cores. In order to quantify this we are compiling the computational times required for a range of different machines.

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