Certified Hardware

The performance and stability of the new 3D display features in AutoCAD® 2008, AutoCAD® 2009, and AutoCAD® 2010-based products—new real-time 3D shading, shadows, Phong, and per pixel lighting features—depends on the capabilities of your graphics hardware. For reliable performance, we recommend that you use Autodesk-certified graphics hardware along with the supported driver version. For 2D drafting in AutoCAD, no special graphics hardware is required.

• Graphics Hardware List
  Check to see if your graphics hardware supports the new 3D display features in AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2009, and AutoCAD 2010-based products.
• Update Graphics Card Driver
  Download the latest version of the AutoCAD Hardware Certification Database file to enable AutoCAD to recognize the latest graphics hardware.
• Frequently Asked Questions
  View frequently asked questions about certified graphics hardware for AutoCAD.
• Report a Problem
  Report any problems with graphics hardware when using the new 3D display features in AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2009, and AutoCAD 2010-based products.