Laptops for
AutoCAD
AutoCAD compatible Laptops
AutoCAD is a 2D and 3D computer-aided design software application for desktop, web, and mobile developed by Autodesk. This collection of laptops are at least capable of running AutoCAD 2021. For more information regarding the required spec for AutoCAD, see the table below,
AutoCAD Requirements
- AutoCAD (2024)
- AutoCAD (2023)
- AutoCAD (2022)
- AutoCAD (2021)
Below are the system requirements for AutoCAD 2022
Aspect
Required
Recommended
Operating System
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11
Windows 10 version 1809 or above
Processor
2.5–2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB
32GB
Display Resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64-bit systems (with capable display card)
Display Card
2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
Disk Space
10GB
10GB SSD
Pointing Device
MS-Mouse compliant
.NET Framework
Below are the system requirements for AutoCAD 2022
Aspect
Required
Recommended
Operating System
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11
Windows 10 version 1809 or above
Processor
2.5–2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
Memory (RAM)
8GB
16GB
Display Resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64-bit systems (with capable display card)
Display Card
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
Disk Space
10GB
10GB SSD
Pointing Device
MS-Mouse compliant
.NET Framework
Below are the system requirements for AutoCAD 2022
Aspect
Required
Recommended
Operating System
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10
Processor
2.5–2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
Memory (RAM)
8GB
16GB
Display Resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64-bit systems (with capable display card)
Display Card
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
Disk Space
10GB
Network
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019 editions.
Pointing Device
MS-Mouse compliant
.NET Framework
Below are the system requirements for AutoCAD 2021
Aspect
Required
Recommended
Operating System
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11,
Windows 10, and Windows 8.1
Processor
2.5–2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
Memory (RAM)
8GB
16GB
Display Resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64-bit systems (with capable display card)
Display Card
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Disk Space
7GB
Network
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.
Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.
In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019 editions.
Pointing Device
MS-Mouse compliant