Requirements for autocuad

[antoniostvrgs11]

Good afternoon, i am interesting in bought a Laptop thinkpad T460s

i5 - 6200

Intel Graphics 520 HD

8 gb ddr4

240 SSD

I want to know if the device can run autocad 2D and a light 3D.

[BeKirra]

Here is a starting point:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-r...

A 16GB of rem or greater would be better.

HTH

[-FDC-]

It all depends on what you are planning to do with autocad.

For small projects this configuration will do.

If you want to do larger projects I would recommend a dedicated graphics card, the intel graphics is integrated in the processor.

The more you pay, the more you'll get.

Ideal would be:

I7 instead of I5

16gb instead of 8

Geforce or quadro instead of intel graphics

500 instead of 240 SSD

[pendean]

Basic AutoCAD system requirements for an average user:
An i5 or i7 processor running at 3GHZ or higher native clock speed.
8GB Ram
A video card other than a life-sucking Intel HD option with 2GB Ram or more.
If a laptop, 15" screen minimum size: if you want to use it with an external monitor (so you can get a smaller laptop screen), you need to make sure the external monitor can be run at HD display settings (not the low end 1024x768 common on cheap laptops).
A harddrive large enough to hold all of your files: 500GB is good, 1TB is better.

My personal 'upgraded' suggestions for 90% of users out there (you can always add more if you feel you can justify it):
Desktop: i7-7700 clocked up to 4.2Ghz, 16GB RAM (minimum), 512GB SSD (minimum), GTX1080 4GB or Quadro M2000 4GB (minimum)
Laptop: i7-6820HQ, 16GB RAM (minimum), 512GB SSD (minimum), Quadro M2000M 2GB or FirePro W5170M 2GB (minimum)