Today's good question comes from John. He asked what the system requirements are for AutoCAD 2008.
Here is the complete list of the AutoCAD 2008 system requirements from www.autodesk.com/autocad Features and Specifications. You can find the system requirements for other applications by selecting the Features and Specifications link for specific products www.autodesk.com/products.
System Requirements
The system requirements for 32-bit AutoCAD:
- Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 2.2 GHz Recommended
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™, Windows® XP Home and Professional (SP2), Windows® 2000 (SP4)
- 512 MB RAM
- 750 MB free disk space for installation
- 1024x768 VGA with True Color
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 (SP1 or higher)
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Additional System Requirements for 64-bit AutoCAD
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Vista 64-bit
- AMD64 or Intel EM64T processor
- 1GB RAM, 2GB for Windows Vista 64-bit
- 750 MB free disk space for installation
AutoCAD 64-bit cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows Operating System.
The System requirements for Windows Vista or 3D modeling (32 and 64-bit AutoCAD)
- Intel® 3.0 GHz or greater
- 2 GB RAM or greater
- 2 GB free hard disk available not including installation
- 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB or greater, OpenGL®, or Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.
- For Windows Vista, a Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card with 128 MB or greater is required.
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