System requirements for AutoCAD 2016

Operating System

• Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

CPU Type

Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor

Memory

For 32-bit AutoCAD 2016:

• 2 GB (3 GB recommended)

• 4 GB (8 GB recommended)

Display Resolution

1024x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color

Display Card

Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities. DirectX® 9 or DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.

Disk Space

Installation 6.0 GB

Browser
Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)

.NET Framework
.NET Framework Version 4.5

Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling

Memory
8 GB RAM or greater

Disk Space
6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements

Display Card
1600x1050 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.

Note:
64-bit Operating Systems are recommended if you are working with Large Datasets, Point Clouds and 3D Modeling.