You don’t need the most powerful and most advanced system for CAD applications. All you need are the right set of tools and technology to back up the requirement of the project. The most important step is to choose the right graphic card designed especially for CAD Application (Not gaming, like most).

As for the CPU and core configuration, it depends on the CAD software. View below for the right Revit and AutoCAD configurations according to the scope of the project.

System requirements for Revit 2020 products

Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration

• Operating System ¹Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit
• Windows 10 Enterprise
• Windows 10 Pro

Note: Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit, Enterprise, Ultimate, and Professional are supported but not recommended.
 

CPU Type:

Single- or MultiCore Intel, Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Revit software products use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics.

Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.

Video Display Resolutions:

• Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color
• Maximum: UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter

• Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color
• Advanced Graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 3

Disk Space: 30 GB free disk space

Media: Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key

Pointing Device: MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device

Browser: Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 (or higher)

Connectivity: Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

Value: Balanced price and performance

• Operating System ¹Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit
• Windows 10 Enterprise
• Windows 10 Pro
• CPU TypeMulti-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.

 Autodesk Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory: 16 GB RAM

Sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 300 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics.

Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.

Video Display Resolutions:

• Minimum: 1680 x 1050 with true color
• Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter: DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5

Disk Space: 30 GB free disk space

Media: Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key

Pointing Device: MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher

Connectivity: Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

 

Performance: Large, complex models

• Operating System ¹Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit
• Windows 10 Enterprise
• Windows 10 Pro

CPU TypeMulti-Core Intel Xeon, or i-Series processor or AMD equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.

Autodesk Revit software products use multiple cores for many tasks. 

Memory: 32 GB RAM

Sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 700 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics.

Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.

Video Display Resolutions:

• Minimum:1920 x 1200 with true color
• Maximum:Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter: 

DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5

Disk Space: 30 GB free disk space

10,000+ RPM HardDrive (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive

Media: Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key

Pointing Device: MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher

Connectivity: Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

Cloud Worksharing

Disk Space: Three times (3X) the total disk space consumed by equivalent RVT files for all cloud work shared projects accessed by the user.

Minimum: 4+ cores 2.6 GHz+

Value: 6+ cores 2.6 GHz+

Performance: 6+ cores 3.0 GHz+

Connectivity: Internet connection cable to deliver symmetrical 5 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers.Internet connection is able to deliver symmetrical 10 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers.Internet connection is able to deliver symmetrical 25 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers.

System requirements for AutoCAD 2020 including Specialised Toolsets (Windows)

Operating System

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 with Update KB4019990 (64-bit only)
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (64-bit only)
• Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only) (version 1803 or higher)

Processor: Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor
Recommended: 3+ GHz processor
Multiple processors: Supported by the application

Memory: 

Basic: 8 GB
Recommended: 16 GB

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 CardBasic: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant

Disk Space: 6.0 GB

Browser: Google Chrome™ (for AutoCAD web app)

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 the Windows Server® 2016, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 editions.

Pointing Device: MS-Mouse compliant

.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.7 or later

*DirectX11 recommended by supported OS

View Custom configured Autodesk Compatible Workstations here

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