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 | |
Toolset | Product Specific Requirements |
Map 3D | Disk Space: 20GB Memory: 16GB Database & FDO Requirements (see below) |
Electrical | Disk Space: 20GB Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later |
Plant 3D | Disk Space: 12GB |
Architecture | Disk Space: 20GB Memory: 16GB |
Mechanical | Disk Space: 12GB |
MEP | Disk 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 |
Memory | Basic: 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) |