System requirements for Autodesk CFD 2016

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® CFD™ 2016.

Solution:

System requirements for Autodesk CFD 2016
Operating System
  • Windows® 8 and 8.1 Enterprise x64 
  • Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate (SP0 or SP1 for x64) 
  • HPC operating systems (Solver only): Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012. 
Suggested HardwareWith the large number of computing options available today, it can be quite challenging to select a system that will deliver optimum performance and capacity at a reasonable price. Instead of recommending the "minimum" computing specifications to run Autodesk CFD, we are listing the specifications of the computers used by the Application Engineers at Autodesk. 

Recommended Desktop
  • Model: HP Z620 with Intel Xeon E5-2680 @2.7Ghz (8 cores)¹ 
  • RAM: +16 GB 
  • Video: Nvidia Quadro 4000 
  • Hard Drive: 15K RPM Hard Drive 
¹ If more speed is needed add a 2nd E5-2680 for a total of 16 cores

Recommended Laptop
  • Model: HP EliteBook 8570w with Intel i7-3820m @ 2.7 GHz (4 Cores) 
  • RAM: 16 GB 
  • Video: Nvidia Quadro K1000M 
  • Hard Drive: SSD 
Display
  • 24-bit color setting at 1280 x 1024 or higher screen resolution 
  • 512 MB DRAM or higher OpenGL-capable graphics card (recommended) 
  • 256 MB on-board memory (minimum) 
Pointing DeviceMicrosoft® mouse-compliant pointing device
Media ReaderDVD-ROM drive³
BrowserWindows Internet Explorer® 8 or higher
Internet ConnectionFor web downloads and Subscription Aware access
 
  1. Autodesk® recommends a supported 64-bit operating system, a supported 64-bit processor, and a minimum of 12 GB RAM or higher. 
  2. Autodesk® recommends allowing Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory, as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM). 
  3. A DVD-ROM drive is not required if installing with the electronic download.

Products:

CFD;

Versions:

2016;


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