Title
Architectural Drafting and Design Computer Requirements
Processor
Processor
Basic: 2.5-2.9 GHz processor with 8 logical cores (base) - Recommended: 3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
Hard Drive
Hard Drive
500 GB SSD
RAM
Basic: 16 GB - Recommended: 32 GB
Additional Information
Software
Note: Macintosh computers are not compatible with the needed software for this program and cannot be used.
Hardware
Graphics Card
Basic: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant.
Recommended graphics: AMD or NVIDIA graphics card, dedicated graphics RAM 6GB - not shared, 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
Note: AutoCAD uses your computer's display card for a variety of essential graphics operations including but not limited to view manipulation, line smoothing, and text/linetype generation. It is recommended that you have a display card with dedicated VRAM to support these operations at optimal speeds.
Wireless network
Required
USB flash drive strongly recommended
4 GB+ (sold in campus stores)
