3D / CAD
Can I run AutoCAD?
AutoCAD by Autodesk: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Windows: basic 2.5-2.9 GHz processor with 8 logical cores (base). Mac: 64-bit Intel CPU or Apple M series CPU
- GPU
- Windows: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant. Mac: Apple Mac models supporting the Metal graphics engine
- RAM
- 8 GB
- OS
- Windows: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 11 and Windows 10; Mac: Apple macOS Tahoe v26 (requires Update 2026.1), Sequoia v15, Sonoma v14 or Ventura v13
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Windows: 3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
- GPU
- Windows: 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant. Mac: Mac native installed graphics cards
- OS
- Windows: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 11 and Windows 10; Mac: same as minimum
Check your laptop
Which laptops can reach 8 GB of RAM?
307 of 328 laptops in our database support at least 8 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Autodesk — System requirements for AutoCAD 2026 including Specialized Toolsets · retrieved 10/7/2026
- minimum: Disk space: 10.0 GB on Windows (SSD suggested), 8 GB on Mac. Display 1920 x 1080 with True Color on Windows, 1280 x 800 on Mac.
- recommended: Memory: 32 GB on Windows, 16 GB or higher on Mac. For large datasets, point clouds and 3D modeling: 32 GB RAM or more and a 12 GB VRAM or greater workstation-class graphics card.
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