3D / CAD
Can the MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) run SOLIDWORKS?
Minimum requirements
Does not meet minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
Operating system — not supported (the publisher lists Windows only; this laptop runs macOS). RAM — needs 16 GB; it depends on the configuration bought (up to 96 GB). Processor — no Mac processor restriction is stated.
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.
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