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Dassault Systèmes · CAD & engineering
Parametric 3D CAD software for mechanical design.
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- 16 GB RAM
Can My PC Run Autodesk AutoCAD?
Two- and three-dimensional computer-aided design software.
Autodesk AutoCAD System Requirements
Version 2025Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- 2.5–2.9 GHz processor (base); ARM processors not supportedIntel Core i5-10400F specs →AMD Ryzen 5 3600 specs →
- GPU
- 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s bandwidth and DirectX 11 complianceNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 specs →
- VRAM
- 2 GB
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
- CPU
- 3 GHz or faster processor (base), 4 GHz or faster (turbo)Intel Core i5-13400F specs →AMD Ryzen 7 5700X specs →
- GPU
- 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s bandwidth and DirectX 12 complianceNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB specs →
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Network
- Not stated
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Autodesk system requirements
Application details
- Vendor
- Autodesk
- Version
- 2025
- Licence
- Subscription
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About Autodesk AutoCAD
AutoCAD is dominated by single-thread CPU performance. A faster graphics card helps with 3D shaded views but does very little for 2D drafting, which is what most AutoCAD work actually is.
What PC do I need for Autodesk AutoCAD?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliance
- Processor
- 3 GHz or faster processor (base), 4 GHz or faster (turbo)
- Memory
- 32 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
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Can my laptop run Autodesk AutoCAD?
The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the 8 GB GPU with 106 GB named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.
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