3D / CAD
Can the HP Envy 16 (2023) run SOLIDWORKS?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
Operating system — supported (Windows 11, 64-bit or Windows 10, 64-bit (client products)); versions are shown, not compared. RAM — needs 16 GB; the memory is upgradeable, so it depends on the installed modules. Processor — only an architecture or instruction-set level is stated (x64); core counts and clock speeds are not compared.
How this was judged
Graphics chips are compared by class (an 8-tier rubric), not by benchmark score. The same tier as the requirement is only ever “likely”. Read the tier rubric and its limitations.
- SOLIDWORKS system requirements · publisher requirements
Published requirements
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
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Dassault Systemes — SOLIDWORKS system requirements (2025, 2026 and 2027) · retrieved 10/7/2026
The laptop’s figures come from its verified specification page. Requirements are the publisher’s and can change. This compares the laptop with the publisher’s listed native requirements — it does not account for emulation, translation layers or cloud gaming. See how we verify the specs.