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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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