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AutoCAD 2020 System Requirements for Windows and Mac

Learn about the system requirements for Windows and Mac to install AutoCAD 2020. By Akash Periyasamy Last updated : March 28, 2023

AutoCAD is one of the universally used software. In this tutorial, we can find the system specifications (Windows and Mac) required for the successful download of AutoCAD 2020.

AutoCAD 2020 System Requirements for Windows

Operating System The Operating system chosen should be of 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 or above.
Processor Basic processor having a frequency in the range 2.5 – 2.9 GHz can be chosen but it is recommended to select something above 3GHz for smooth operation.
Memory 8GB memory can be used for basic operations but 16 GB memory will prevent the system crash and also enables error free operation environment.
Display Resolution For conventional displays, make use of 1920 x 1080 with true color resolution whereas for high resolution & 4k display, we can make use up to 3840 x 2160 resolution that is supported in windows 10 and above versions with suitable display card.
Display Card The basic requirement is 1GB GPU with 29GB/s bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant but it is recommended to use 4GB GPU with 106GB/s and DirectX 12 compliant.
Display Space The required display space is 10GB.
Network The supported operating systems for Autodesk Network License Manager are listed below:
  • Windows 7 SPI
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019
Pointing Device Make use of the latest MS-Mouse Compliant for better operating experience
.NET Framework For a greater working environment, use .NET Framework version 4.8 or later.

AutoCAD 2020 System Requirements for Mac

Operating System The various operating systems in compliance with AutoCAD 2020 are Mojave v10.14.0 or later.
Model The basic models that provide satisfactory operations are:
  • Apple Mac Pro 4.1
  • MacBook Pro 5.1
  • iMac 8.1
  • Mac mini 3.1
  • MacBook Air
  • MacBook 5.1
But, to have the best operating experience, the following models are suggested namely, Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine and Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode.
CPU Type It is preferrable to use 64-bit Intel CPU but is recommended to make use of Intel Core i7 or higher versions.
Memory 4GB memory can be used for basic operations but 8GB or higher memory will prevent the system crash and also enables error free operation environment.
Display Resolution For basic displays, make use of 1280 x 800 resolution whereas for high resolution, we can make use up to 2880 x 1800 resolution with retina display.
Display Space The required display space is 3GB.
Pointing Device Make use of the latest Apple – Compliant mouse or Apple – Compliant Trackpad or Microsoft – Compliant Mouse for better operating experience.
Display Card It is recommended to make use of Mac native installed graphics card for superior display.




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