Best Computer Workstation for Houdini

Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by SideFX, based in Toronto. SideFX adapted Houdini from the PRISMS suite of procedural generation software tools. Its exclusive attention to procedural generation distinguishes it from other 3D computer graphics software. Houdini is most commonly used in FX departments for the creation of visual effects in film and game. It is used by major VFX companies such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Double Negative, ILM, MPC, Framestore, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Method Studios, The Mill, and others. Houdini has been used in various feature animation productions, including Disney's feature films Fantasia 2000, Frozen and Zootopia; the Blue Sky Studios film Rio, and DNA Productions' Ant Bully. SideFX also publishes a partially limited version called Houdini Apprentice, which is free of charge for non-commercial use.

Houdini makes it easy to create large scale environments using an art directable procedural workflow. 

Rapidly iterate throughout a project’s lifecycle to bring your environments to life.

The computers listed below are best for Fusion because they all meet or exceed these system requirements…

System Requirements:

• Memory: 16GB Minimum, 64GB recommended 
• Processor: Intel i5 13400f or AMD Ryzen 5 7600x CPU or higher
• Disk Space: 3GB for installation 
• Graphic Cards:
• Windows → NVIDIA GeForce GPUs 3050 or higher
• Linux → NVIDIA Quadro & GeForce GPUs 3050 or higher
• Monitor: minimum resolution 1920x1200 (widescreen), 4GB VRAM or higher for dual displays, colour depth of 32 bit required
• Operating System: 64 bit Windows 10 for Windows, OSX 10.12 and higher for Mac, 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04+/Debian 9.0+/RHEL 7+/Fedora 25+/Open SUSE 15+/CentOS 7+/Mint 17.3+ for Linux