System requirements for AutoCAD for Mac

This document provides the AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD LT for Mac system requirements. AutoCAD LT for Mac has the same system requirements as AutoCAD for Mac except that it requires Mac OS® X v10.6.6 or later.

AutoCAD for Mac 2013 System Requirements

• Apple® Mac OS® X v10.8.0 or later (Mountain Lion), OS X v10.7.2 or later (Lion), or OS X v10.6.8 or later (Snow Leopard) with 64-bit Intel processor
• Apple® Mac® Pro 4.1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5.1 or later (MacBook Pro 6.1 or later recommended); iMac® 8.1 or later (iMac 11.1 or later recommended); Mac® mini 3.1 or later (Mac mini 4.1 or later recommended); MacBook Air® 2.1 or later; MacBook® 5.1 or later (MacBook 7.1 or later recommended)
• 3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
• 2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
• All graphics cards on supported hardware
• 1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 recommended)
• All Mac OS X supported language operating systems
• Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse.
• Mac OS X-compliant printer

AutoCAD for Mac 2012 System Requirements

• Apple® Mac® Pro 4,1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5,1 or later (MacBook Pro 6,1 or later recommended); iMac® 8,1 or later (iMac 11,1 or later recommended); Mac® mini 3,1 or later (Mac mini 4,1 or later recommended); MacBook Air® 2,1 or later; MacBook® 5,1 or later (MacBook 7,1 or later recommended)
• Mac OS® X 10.6.4 or later; Mac OS® X 10.7 or later; OS® X 10.8.x; 64-bit Intel® processor
• 3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
• 2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
• All graphics cards on supported hardware
• 1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended)
• All Mac OS X supported language operating systems Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft®-compliant mouse.
• Mac OS X-compliant printer

Determining the model of your Mac

The AutoCAD for Mac system requirements refer to a model identifier when describing the minimum or recommended Mac models to use with AutoCAD for Mac.  For example:

MacBook® Pro 5,1 or later (MacBook Pro 6,1 or later recommended)

You can determine the model identifier of your Mac by running the System Profiler application on your Mac and inspecting the Hardware Overview page.  The System Profiler can typically be found in your Utilities folder or you can run it using the following steps:

1. Select the "About This Mac" option from the Apple menu:

2. Select the "More Info..." button to launch the System Inforamtion dialog:

3. Select the "System Report..." button to launch the System Profiler:

4. Locate the model identifier: