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System requirements for
AutoCAD Architecture 2024

System requirements for
AutoCAD Architecture 2024
(For Windows & Mac)

System requirements for AutoCAD 2024 including Specialized Toolsets (Windows)
Operating System64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10 version 1809 or above. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
ProcessorBasic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
Recommended: 3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
MemoryBasic: 8 GB
Recommended: 32 GB
Display ResolutionConventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (with “Recommended” display card)
Display CardBasic: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant

DirectX 12 with Feature Level 12_0 is required for Shaded(Fast) and Shaded with edges(Fast) visual styles.  Please be sure to use the latest video card manufacturer drivers from their website.

Note: AutoCAD uses your computer’s display card for a variety of essential graphics operations including but not limited to view manipulation, line smoothing, and text/linetype generation.  It is recommended that you have a display card with dedicated VRAM to support these operations at optimal speeds.
Disk Space10.0 GB (suggested SSD)
NetworkSee Autodesk Network License Manager for Windows
Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
.NET Framework.NET Framework version 4.8 or later
System requirements for AutoCAD 2024 for Mac
Operating SystemApple® macOS® Ventura v13
Apple macOS Monterey v12
Apple macOS Big Sur v11
ModelApple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Big Sur or above
Recommended: Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
CPU Type64-bit Intel CPU
Apple M series CPU
MemoryBasic: 4GB
Recommended: 8GB or higher
Display ResolutionBasic: 1280 x 800 display
High Resolution: 2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
Disk Space6 GB free disk space for download and installation
Pointing DeviceApple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
Display CardRecommended: Mac native installed graphics cards
Disk FormatAPFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)
Additional Requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling
Memory16 GB RAM or more
Disk Space6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
Display Card3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter; 12GB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card.


Specialized Toolsets (Windows Only)

ToolsetAdditional Requirements
AutoCAD Map 3DDisk Space: 20GB
Memory: 16GB
Database & FDO Requirements (see below)
AutoCAD ElectricalDisk Space: 20GB
Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later, unless Microsoft Office 2016 (x64) or later is already installed.
AutoCAD ArchitectureDisk Space: 20GB
Memory: 16GB
AutoCAD MEPDisk Space: 21GB
Memory: 16GB
AutoCAD Plant 3DDisk Space: 12GB
Memory (recommended for 3D modeling): 32GB
AutoCAD MechanicalDisk Space: 12GB
AutoCAD Raster DesignDisk Space: 1GB


AutoCAD Map 3D Additional Requirements (Windows Only)

FDO Provider Requirements
FDO ProviderCertified WithNotes
Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server 2017 Standard and Enterprise Editions
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard and Enterprise Editions
Industry Models also support the versions of Microsoft SQL Server listed on the left.
Oracle 12c Release 2Oracle 12.2.0.1.0
Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition 2
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left.
Oracle 19cOracle 19.3
Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left.
Oracle 21cOracle 21.3
Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left.
RasterDEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID®, ECW, PNG, ESRI® Grid, TIFF, JPEG, ESRI® ASCII 
Autodesk SDF3.0 
ESRI ArcGISArcGIS® 10.8.1
ArcGIS 10.7.1
ArcGIS 10.6.1
This Provider requires ESRI licensed components (ArcGIS Engine/ArcGIS Desktop) to be installed on Map 3D installed system.
MySQL8.0 
ODBCThe FDO ODBC provider has been tested with corresponding versions of ODBC drivers that are shipped with the relevant supported operating systems version. 
OGC WMSWMS 1.3.0 
OGC WMTSWMTS 1.0.0 
OGC WFSWFS 2.0.0 
SQLiteSQLite 3.27.2 
PostgresSQLPostgreSQL 13.9 + PostGIS 3.0 

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