Hardware Requirement

While the network is open to a variety of hardware, here are some of the most commonly used and recommended setups for running a node on the Function Network.

Category	Manufacturer	Recommended Models
Apple Silicon	Apple	M1, M2, M3, M4 (and their variants)
Consumer GPUs	Nvidia	RTX 3090, RTX 4090
Enterprise GPUs	Nvidia	A100, H100, H200

Note: This list is not comprehensive. We encourage anyone with capable hardware to join the network. If you have a different setup, you can still participate and contribute.

For Testnet Participants: For testnet purposes, the network is more lenient and will allow CPU-based hardware for running smaller models (e.g., those with fewer than 14 billion parameters). This is to encourage broader participation and testing.