To run RVC GUI locally, your system ideally needs an with at least 8GB of VRAM for training, though inference (conversion) can sometimes run on a CPU.

“Design and Evaluation of a Real-Time Voice Conversion Interface for Creative Applications” – N. Yamamoto et al., AES Convention 2022.

(beyond papers)

: Launch the application by opening the RVC-GUI.bat file in the main folder. 2. Preparing or Finding Voice Models

“RVC: Real-Time Voice Cloning Inference and Training Interface – Design and Implementation” (Not a formal academic paper, but the official RVC GitHub documentation serves as the most authoritative guide.)