System requirements for AutoCAD 2016
Microsoft® Windows® 10 (requires AutoCAD 2016 SP1)
Operating
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
System
Microsoft Windows 7
CPU Type Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
For 32-bit AutoCAD 2016:
2 GB (3 GB recommended)
Memory
For 64-bit AutoCAD 2016:
4 GB (8 GB recommended)
Display
1024x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color
Resolution
Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities. DirectX® 9 or DirectX
Display Card
11 compliant card recommended.
Disk Space Installation 6.0 GB
Pointing
MS-Mouse compliant device
Device
Media (DVD) Download and installation from DVD
Browser Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
.NET
.NET Framework Version 4.5
Framework
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing
must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations
Network
may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the
Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.
Citrix® XenApp™ 6.5 FP1, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 5.6.
Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling
Memory 8 GB RAM or greater
Disk Space 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
Display 1600x1050 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or
Card greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
64-bit Operating Systems are recommended if you are working with Large Datasets, Point Clouds and
Note:
3D Modeling.
VMware: Recommended Level Configuration 1
VMware Horizon 6.1 or later
VMware Software
VMware vSphere 6 or later
Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit:
Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
Virtual Machine Operating Microsoft® Windows® 8 64-bit:
System Windows 8 Enterprise, Pro, or Windows 8
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit:
Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Pro, or Windows 8.1
Host Server Recommendation Performance 2
CPU 3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology
Memory 384-512 GB
Networking 10 Gb
Storage ~750+ IOPS Per User
GPU NVIDIA GRID K2 or later
Virtual Machine Settings Performance 2
Memory 16-32 GB RAM
vCPUs 8 vCPUs
Disk Space Minimum 700 MB free disk space
Graphics Adapter NVIDIA GRID K260Q (2 GB) or later
Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component
Virtual Machine Connectivity
download
End User Access Each client computer should have the VMware® Horizon Client installed.
System requirements for AutoCAD 2018
Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Operating
Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit)
System
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only) (version 1607 and up recommended)
32-bit: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) processor
CPU Type
64-bit: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 64-bit (x64) processor
32-bit: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Memory
64-bit: 4 GB (8 GB recommended)
Conventional Displays:
1360 x 768 (1920 x 1080 recommended) with True Color
Display
Resolution High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems (with capable display
card)
System requirements for AutoCAD 2018
Windows display adapter capable of 1360 x 768 with True Color capabilities and DirectX® 9 ¹.
DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.
Display Card
¹ DirectX 9 recommended by supported OS
Disk Space Installation 4.0 GB
Browser Windows Internet Explorer® 11 or later
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing
must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations
Network
may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the
Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.
Citrix® XenApp™ 7.6, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 7.6.
Pointing Device MS-Mouse compliant
Digitizer WINTAB support
Media (DVD) Download or installation from DVD
ToolClips Media
Adobe Flash Player v10 or up
Player
.NET
.NET Framework Version 4.6
Framework
Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling
Memory 8 GB RAM or more
Disk Space 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
1920 x 1080 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader
Display Card
3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
System requirements for AutoCAD 2017
Microsoft® Windows® 10 (desktop OS)
Operating
Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355
System
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
CPU Type 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
For 32-bit AutoCAD 2017:
Memory 2 GB (3 GB recommended)
For 64-bit AutoCAD 2017:
Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling
4 GB (8 GB recommended)
1360x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color.
125% Desktop Scaling (120 DPI) or less recommended.
For AutoCAD 2017.1 Update:
Display
Conventional Displays:
Resolution
1360x768 (1920x1080 recommended) with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840x2160 supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems (with capable display
card)
Windows display adapter capable of 1360x768 with True Color capabilities and DirectX® 9 ¹.
DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.
For AutoCAD 2017.1 Update:
Windows display adapter capable of 1920x1080 with True Color capabilities and DirectX 9 ¹.
Display Card
DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Windows display adapter capable of resolutions up to 3840x2160 and manufacturer-
recommended for high resolution applications with True Color capabilities and DirectX 9 ¹. DirectX
11 compliant card recommended.
Disk Space Installation 6.0 GB
Pointing Device MS-Mouse compliant
Digitizer WINTAB support
Media (DVD) Download and installation from DVD
Browser Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
.NET
.NET Framework Version 4.6
Framework
ToolClips
Adobe Flash Player v10 or up
Media Player
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing
must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations
Network
may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the
Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.
Citrix® XenApp™ 7.6, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 7.6.
¹ DirectX 9 recommended by supported OS.
Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling
Memory 8 GB RAM or greater
Disk Space 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
1600x1050 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater;
Display Card
Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
System requirements for AutoCAD 2015
Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
For 32-bit AutoCAD 2015:
32-bit Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or higher with
SSE2 technology
For 64-bit AutoCAD 2015:
CPU Type
AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology
Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent
on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary
Network login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license
server will run on the Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2,
Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.
Citrix® XenApp™ 6.5 FP1, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 5.6
Memory 2 GB (8 GB recommended)
Display Resolution 1024x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color
Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities. DirectX®
Display Card
9 or DirectX 11 compliant card recommended but not required.
Disk Space Installation 6.0 GB
Pointing Device MS-Mouse compliant device
Digitizer WINTAB support
Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling
Plotter/Printer Same as AutoCAD 2013-2014 — system printer and HDI support
Media (DVD) Download and installation from DVD
Browser Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
Side-by-side Install Supported
ToolClips Media Player Adobe® Flash® Player v10 or up
.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.5
Additional requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling
Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology; Intel or AMD
CPU Type
Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or higher
Memory 8 GB RAM or greater
Disk Space 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
1280x1024 True Color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater,
Display Card
Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
AutoCAD System Requirements
AutoCAD 2018
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit), or 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
1 GHz or faster processor
RAM
o 32-bit: 2 GB
o 64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 4.0 GB
1360 x 768 display resolution with True Color
AutoCAD 2017
Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1 or 7 SP1
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
RAM
o 32-bit: 2 GB
o 64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1360 x 768 display resolution with True Color
AutoCAD 2016
Microsoft Windows 8 or 7
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
RAM
o 32-bit: 2 GB
o 64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
AutoCAD 2015
Microsoft Windows 8 or 7
Processor
o 32-bit: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology, or Intel Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T
support and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
AutoCAD 2014
Microsoft Windows 8, 7, or XP SP3
Processor
o 32-bit XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 32-bit Windows 7 or 8: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2
technology
o 64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology, or Intel Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T
support and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
AutoCAD 2013
Microsoft Windows 7 or XP SP3
Processor
o 32-bit XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 32-bit Windows 7: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology, or Intel Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T
support and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
AutoCAD 2012
Microsoft Windows 7, Vista SP2 or XP SP3
Processor
o 32-bit XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 32-bit Vista or 7: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology or Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T support
and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space
o 32-bit: 2.0 GB
o 64-bit: 2.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
AutoCAD 2011
Microsoft Windows 7, Vista SP1 or XP SP2
Processor
o 32-bit XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 32-bit Vista or 7: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology or Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T support
and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space
o 32-bit: 1.8 GB
o 64-bit: 2.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
AutoCAD 2010
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or Windows XP SP2
Processor
o 32-bit XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 32-bit Vista: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
o 64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology or Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T support
and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space
o 32-bit: 1 GB
o 64-bit: 1.5 GB
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
AutoCAD 2009
Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2
Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 2.2 GHz or greater or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz or
greater
1 GB RAM (Windows XP), 2 GB RAM (Windows Vista)
750 MB free disk space
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
AutoCAD 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Home and Professional (SP2), or Windows 2000 Professional (SP3)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
Pentium 4 processor
512 MB RAM
750 MB free disk space
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color
AutoCAD 2007
Microsoft Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition) or Windows 2000 Professional
(SP3 or SP4)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
Pentium IV processor recommended
512 MB RAM
750 MB free disk space
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color
Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
AutoCAD 2006
Microsoft Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition) or Windows 2000 Professional
(SP3)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
Pentium III or later or compatible, 800 mhz or higher
256 MB RAM
300 MB free disk space
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color
Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
