{
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "attribution": "RigCheck, https://localrigcheck.com",
 "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "name": "Strata checker",
 "page": "https://localrigcheck.com/strata/",
 "checker": "https://localrigcheck.com/strata/#checker",
 "updated": "2026-10-21",
 "sourcesChecked": "2026-10-21",
 "note": "The checker's own quick-mode answers on fixed setups, in its own words. answerKind says what kind of answer each is (a RigCheck capacity estimate, a planning budget, a published route or recipe match); none is a measured setup. tier 'na' means unknown, not 'does not fit'. Conditions are part of the answer.",
 "tiers": {
  "good": "an answer without caveats of the checker's own kind; a limit stated in the answer (such as raising a Mac's GPU wired-memory limit, macLimit) still applies",
  "caveats": "an answer with caveats (part in system RAM, a planning estimate, an unverified peak or route)",
  "experimental": "only an experimental path",
  "no": "does not fit, or below the smallest published figure",
  "na": "unknown: the checker covers no route or source for this hardware"
 },
 "checkers": [
  "strata"
 ],
 "quickSetup": "graphics cards: the better of Windows and Linux, an NVMe SSD; Macs: macOS with Strata's experimental Metal engine, an NVMe SSD",
 "answerKinds": [
  "Strata's published requirements"
 ],
 "sizes": [
  {
   "id": "strata",
   "label": "Strata checker"
  }
 ],
 "setups": [
  {
   "id": "rtx3060_12",
   "label": "GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB) + 32 GB RAM",
   "memGB": 12,
   "ramGB": 32,
   "unified": false,
   "quickSetup": "the better of Windows and Linux, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "rtx4060ti16",
   "label": "GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16 GB) + 32 GB RAM",
   "memGB": 16,
   "ramGB": 32,
   "unified": false,
   "quickSetup": "the better of Windows and Linux, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "rtx3090",
   "label": "GeForce RTX 3090 / 3090 Ti (24 GB) + 64 GB RAM",
   "memGB": 24,
   "ramGB": 64,
   "unified": false,
   "quickSetup": "the better of Windows and Linux, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "rtx5090",
   "label": "GeForce RTX 5090 (32 GB) + 64 GB RAM",
   "memGB": 32,
   "ramGB": 64,
   "unified": false,
   "quickSetup": "the better of Windows and Linux, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "mac64",
   "label": "Apple Silicon Mac (64 GB unified)",
   "memGB": 64,
   "ramGB": null,
   "unified": true,
   "quickSetup": "macOS with Strata's experimental Metal engine, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "m5max128",
   "label": "Mac with M5 Max, 40-core GPU (128 GB unified)",
   "memGB": 128,
   "ramGB": null,
   "unified": true,
   "quickSetup": "macOS with Strata's experimental Metal engine, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "mac256",
   "label": "Mac Studio M3 Ultra (256 GB unified)",
   "memGB": 256,
   "ramGB": null,
   "unified": true,
   "quickSetup": "macOS with Strata's experimental Metal engine, an NVMe SSD"
  },
  {
   "id": "mac512",
   "label": "Mac Studio M3 Ultra (512 GB unified)",
   "memGB": 512,
   "ramGB": null,
   "unified": true,
   "quickSetup": "macOS with Strata's experimental Metal engine, an NVMe SSD"
  }
 ],
 "answers": [
  {
   "setup": "rtx3060_12",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "caveats",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "meets Strata's requirements, with caveats: IQ2_XS",
   "pick": "IQ2_XS",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Your RAM cannot hold this size's experts (about 46 GB of RAM), so Strata switches to low-RAM mode by itself and reads the experts the card does not hold from the SSD while it answers.",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "rtx4060ti16",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "caveats",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "meets Strata's requirements, with caveats: IQ3_XXS",
   "pick": "IQ3_XXS",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Your RAM cannot hold this size's experts (about 53 GB of RAM), so Strata switches to low-RAM mode by itself and reads the experts the card does not hold from the SSD while it answers.",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "rtx3090",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "good",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "meets Strata's requirements: IQ3_S",
   "pick": "IQ3_S",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Fits by the docs' rule (experts + ~10 GB), with little room to spare: close the browser while it runs.",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "rtx5090",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "good",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "meets Strata's requirements: IQ3_S",
   "pick": "IQ3_S",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Fits by the docs' rule (experts + ~10 GB), with little room to spare: close the browser while it runs.",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "mac64",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "experimental",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "experimental path only: Q2_0",
   "pick": "Q2_0",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Measured on one Mac (M5 Max 128 GB).",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "m5max128",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "experimental",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "experimental path only: IQ3_S",
   "pick": "IQ3_S",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Measured on one Mac (M5 Max 128 GB).",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "mac256",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "experimental",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "experimental path only: IQ3_S",
   "pick": "IQ3_S",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Measured on one Mac (M5 Max 128 GB).",
   "macLimit": false
  },
  {
   "setup": "mac512",
   "size": "strata",
   "tier": "experimental",
   "answerKind": "Strata's published requirements",
   "answer": "experimental path only: IQ3_S",
   "pick": "IQ3_S",
   "where": null,
   "conditions": "Measured on one Mac (M5 Max 128 GB).",
   "macLimit": false
  }
 ]
}