AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 System Requirements

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 System Requirements

Autodesk has published the system requirements for the upcoming new 2013 version release of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

The AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 system requirements are:

For 32-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 (recommended) Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional edition  or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional edition (SP3 or later)
• For Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or faster with SSE2 technology
• For Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or faster with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM minimum (4 GB recommended)
• 12 GB disk space for installation (7 GB for electronic download with at least 2 GB free after installation)
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended, multiple monitors are supported)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
• DVD drive

For 64-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013

• Windows 7 (recommended) Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional edition or Windows XP Professional edition (SP2 or later)
• AMD Athlon™ 64 processor with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron™ processor with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
• 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
• 12 GB disk space for installation (7 GB for electronic download with at least 2 GB free after installation)
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended, multiple monitors are supported)
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
• DVD drive

Additional 3D Modeling Requirements

• Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or greater, or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2.0 GHz or greater
• 8 GB RAM or more
• 2 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card
• 1,600 x 1,200 display with true color (recommended, multiple monitors are supported)

If your moving up to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012, here are the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 System Requirements.