From cc7115afeb13b91bd249ad72fbe2ce0ddfbe27ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared Van Bortel <jared@nomic.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:55:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chat: add system requirements doc (#2955)

Signed-off-by: Jared Van Bortel <jared@nomic.ai>
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 README.md                           |  3 +++
 gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ GPT4All is made possible by our compute partner <a href="https://www.paperspace.
 <p>
   macOS requires Monterey 12.6 or newer. Best results with Apple Silicon M-series processors.
 </p>
+
+See the full [System Requirements](gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md) for more details.
+
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 <br/>
 <p>
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md b/gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md
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+++ b/gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Below are the recommended and minimum system requirements for GPT4All.
+
+### **Recommended System Requirements**
+| **Component** | **PC (Windows/Linux)**                                | **Apple**                  |
+|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
+| **CPU**       | Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-10700, or better        | M2 Pro                     |
+| **RAM**       | 16GB                                                  | 16GB                       |
+| **GPU**       | NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti/RTX 2080 or better, with 8GB+ VRAM | M2 Pro (integrated GPU)    |
+| **OS**        | At least Windows 10 or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS               | macOS Sonoma 14.5 or newer |
+
+### **Minimum System Requirements**
+| **Component** | **PC (Windows/Linux)**                                          | **Apple**           |
+|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
+| **CPU**       | Intel Core: i3-2100, Pentium: 7505, Celeron: 6305; AMD: FX-4100 | M1                  |
+| **RAM**       | 16GB (8GB for 3B LLMs)                                          | 16GB                |
+| **GPU**       | Anything Direct3D 11/12 or OpenGL 2.1 capable                   | M1 (integrated GPU) |
+| **OS**        | Windows 10, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, or other compatible Linux         | macOS Monterey 12.6 |
+
+Note that Windows and Linux PCs with ARM CPUs are not currently supported.