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System Requirements including for Toolsets
Operating System
Processor
Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
Recommended: 3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
Memory
Basic: 8 GB
Recommended: 32 GB
Display Resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (with “Recommended” display card)
Display Card
Basic: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
Disk space
Network
Pointing Device
.NET Framework
.NET Framework version 4.8 or later
Additional Requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling
Memory
Disk Space
Display Card
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter; 12GB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card.
Additional Requirements for Specialized Toolsets
AutoCAD Map 3D
Disk Space: 20GB
Memory: 16GB
Database & FDO Requirements
AutoCAD Electrical
Disk Space: 20GB
Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later
AutoCAD Architecture
Disk Space: 20GB
Memory: 16GB
AutoCAD MEP
Disk Space: 21GB
Memory: 16GB
AutoCAD Plant 3D
Disk Space: 12GB
Memory (recommended for 3D modeling): 32GB
AutoCAD Mechanical
AutoCAD Raster Design
System Requirements
Operating System
Apple® macOS® Ventura v13
Apple® macOS® Monterey v12
Apple macOS Big Sur v11
Model
Basic: Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Big Sur or above
Recommended: Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
CPU Type
64-bit Intel CPU
Apple M series CPU