> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.galadriel.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Requirements

This page covers the requirements to run a GPU node

### Hardware requirements

* At least 4 CPU cores
* At least 8GB RAM
* A Nvidia GPU with at least 8GB VRAM

<Accordion title="Recommended GPUs">
  - GTX 4090
  - GTX 4080 super
  - GTX 4080
  - GTX 4070 ti super
  - GTX 4070 ti
  - GTX 4070 super
  - GTX 4070
  - GTX 4060 ti
  - GTX 4060
  - GTX 3090 ti
  - GTX 3090
  - GTX 3080 ti
  - GTX 3080
  - GTX 3070 ti
  - GTX 3070
  - GTX 3060 ti
  - GTX 3060
</Accordion>

### Software requirements

* Linux (Ubuntu recommended)
* [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/)  `version 3.10+`
* Nvidia drivers, version > 450. `nvidia-smi` must work

### Runtime requirements

* Ability to serve inference requests of moderate length on average under 8 seconds.

### API keys

* A valid **Galadriel API key** (can get it from the [dashboard](https://dashboard.galadriel.com/))