System Requirements for AutoCAD 2023 – Autocad 2023 system requirements Win/Mac

we will take a look at the AutoCAD requirements for both Windows and Mac computers. We will also provide you with the additional requirements for AutoCAD’s Specialized Tools, along with a closer look at Map 3D.

For Windows: – Autocad 2023 system requirements

Supported operating systems

64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 or Windows 10 version 1809 or above. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.

Processor

Basic
• 2.5-2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
Recommended
• 3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)

Network

See Autodesk Network License Manager for Windows

Hardware

Memory
Basic
• 8 GB
Recommended
• 16 GB

Display resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color

High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (with capable display card)

Disk space
10 GB (suggested SSD)

*Electrical: 20 GB
*Architecture: 20 GB
*MEP: 21 GB
*Mechanical: 12 GB
*Map 3D: 20 GB
*Plant 3D: 12 GB

Pointing device
MS-Mouse compliant

Multiple processors
Supported by the application

Display card
Basic
• 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX11 compliant
Recommended
• 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX12 compliant
DirectX 12 with Feature Level 12_0 is required for Shaded(Fast) and Shaded with edges(Fast) visual styles

Plotter/Printer
Continued system printer and AutoCAD HDI support

Compiler
Visual Studio 2019 Pro 16.11.5

Locking/License management
FLEXnet & Autodesk Licensing Service will be used for Named User and Flex

Side-by-side install
Supported

Additional requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling

• 16 GB RAM or more
• 6 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements
• 3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True color video display adapter; 8 GB VRAM or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, DirectX-capable workstation
class graphics card.

Specialized Toolsets
ToolsetProduct Specific Requirements 
Map 3DDisk Space: 20GB
Memory: 16GB
Database & FDO Requirements (see below)
ElectricalDisk Space: 20GB
Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64)
(16.0.5044.1000) or later
Plant 3DDisk Space: 12GB
ArchitectureDisk Space: 20GB
Memory: 16GB
MechanicalDisk Space: 12GB
MEPDisk Space: 21GB
Memory: 16GB

For Mac OS: – Autocad 2023 system requirements

Operating System Apple® macOS® Monterey v12
Apple macOS Big Sur v11
Apple macOS Catalina v10.15
Model Basic: Apple Mac Pro® 4.1, MacBook Pro 5.1, iMac® 8.1, Mac mini® 3.1, MacBook Air®, MacBook® 5.1
Recommended: Apple Mac® models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode.
CPU Type 64-bit Intel CPU
Apple M series CPU
MemoryBasic: 4GB
Recommended: 8GB or higher
Display Resolution Basic: 1280 x 800 display
High Resolution: 2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
Disk Space 5 GB free disk space for download and installation
Pointing Device Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
Display Card Recommended: Mac native installed graphics cards
Disk Format APFS, APFS (Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)
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