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Can I run SOLIDWORKS?

SOLIDWORKS by Dassault Systemes: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.

Minimum requirements

CPU
x86_64 (Intel 64 or AMD64)
GPU
Certified graphics cards and drivers
RAM
16 GB
OS
Windows 11, 64-bit or Windows 10, 64-bit (client products)

Recommended requirements

GPU
Certified graphics cards and drivers
RAM
32 GB
OS
Windows 11, 64-bit or Windows 10, 64-bit

Check your laptop

Laptops that definitively can’t run SOLIDWORKS

35 of 328 laptops in our database fail SOLIDWORKS’s minimum requirements outright — either the publisher lists a different operating system than the laptop runs, or the laptop’s RAM is soldered (not upgradeable) and below the requirement. Laptops not listed here are not judged, not incompatible: their CPU, GPU and configuration need checking by you — we don’t guess.

Which laptops can reach 16 GB of RAM?

306 of 328 laptops in our database support at least 16 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

  • minimum: Windows only (the page lists only the eDrawings viewer for Mac). 16 GB of RAM (32 GB recommended). PDM Contributor/Viewer or Electrical Schematic: 8 GB (16 GB recommended). SSD drives recommended. SOLIDWORKS requires a GPU for optimal performance in a virtualized environment.
  • recommended: 32 GB of RAM recommended; SSD drives recommended for optimal performance.

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