Will Your Computer Run AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016? (Click to Tweet)
Wondering if your computer can run Autodesk® AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016? If so, here are the system requirements to do so.
One important AutoCAD Civil 3D system requirement concerns the minimum processor architecture, as noted below by Autodesk:
“The following table outlines the hardware and software requirements if you’re running on a system installed with a 64-bit environment.”
System requirements for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016
Operating System
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
- Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
- Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro
- Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
Processor
- Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
Memory
- 4 GB RAM (minimum)
- 8 GB RAM (recommended)
Display Resolution
- 1280 x 1024 (1600 x 1200 or higher recommended) with True Color
Display Card Windows display adapter capable of 1280 x 1024 with True Color capabilities and DirectX®9*. DirectX11 compliant card recommended. * DirectX9 recommended by supported OS
Hard Disk
- 10 GB for installation (downloaded file)
- 6 GB for program files
Pointing Device
- MS-Mouse compliant device
Media (DVD)
- Download and installation from DVD
Browser
- Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
.NET Framework
- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5
Additional requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds and 3D Modeling
Memory
- 8 GB RAM or more
Disk Space
- 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation
Display Card
- 1600 x 1050 or greater True color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.