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Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
Integrated BIM tools, including Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
Autodesk Support
Oct 8, 2023
Products and versions covered
Revit 2021 Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration | |
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Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
Memory | 8 GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color Maximum: UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor |
Video Adapter | Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced Graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 (or higher) |
Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit® 2021 Value: Balanced price and performance | |
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Operating System ¹ | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
Memory | 16 GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1680 x 1050 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor |
Video Adapter | DirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory. |
Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
Browser | Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher |
Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit® 2021 Performance: Large, complex models | |
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Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
Memory | 32 GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1920 x 1200 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor |
Video Adapter | DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
Disk Space |
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Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 or higher |
Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit Cloud Worksharing | |||
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Disk Space | Three times (3X) the total disk space consumed by equivalent RVT files for all cloud workshared projects accessed by the user. | ||
Minimum | Value | Performance | |
Connectivity | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 5 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 10 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 25 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. |
Revit LT™ 2021 | |
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Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Single- or Multi-Core Intel®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores for many tasks. |
Memory | 8 GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor |
Video Adapter | Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced Graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory |
Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
Media | Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 or higher |
Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit Server 2021 | |||
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Operating System |
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Web Server | Microsoft® Internet Information Server 7.0 (or later) | ||
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. | ||
CPU Type | 4+ cores 2.6 GHz+ | 6+ cores 2.6 GHz+ | 6+ cores 3.0 GHz+ |
<100 Concurrent Users (multiple models) | Minimum | Value | Performance |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
Hard Drive | 7,200+ RPM | 10,000+ RPM | 15,000+ RPM |
100+ Concurrent Users (multiple models) | Minimum | Value | Performance |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
Hard Drive | 10,000+ RPM | 15,000+ RPM | High-Speed RAID Array |
Virtualization | VMware® and Hyper-V® Support (See Revit Server Administrator’s Guide) |
Revit® 2021 Citrix®: Minimum-Level Configuration² | |
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Citrix System |
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Server OS | As specified by XenApp® system requirements |
Authentication |
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Client OS |
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Client Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 or higher |
User Access | Client computers should be bound to the network domain. Each client computer should have either the full Citrix or web client plug-in installed. Users should use their domain logins to access both the Citrix web console and the LAN. |
Revit® 2021 Revit® LT™ 2021 VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration³ | |
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VMware Software |
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Virtual Machine Operating System | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 Microsoft Windows 11 |
Host Server Recommendation | Performance |
CPU | 3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology |
Memory | 384-512 GB |
Networking | 10 GB |
Storage | ~750+ IOPS Per User |
GPU | NVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340 or later) |
Virtual Machine Settings | Performance |
Memory | 16-32 GB RAM |
vCPUs | 8 vCPUs |
Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
Virtual Machine Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download. |
User Access | Each client computer should have the VMware Horizon Client installed. |
Revit® 2021 Revit® LT™ 2021 Parallels Desktop® 11 for Mac: Recommended-Level Configuration | |
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Host Operating System | macOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or newer |
Memory | 16 GB |
CPU Type | 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel® Core i7™ or newer |
Virtualization Software | Parallels Desktop® 15 for Mac or newer |
Virtual Machine Operating System¹ | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 Microsoft Windows 11 |
Virtual Machine Browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 or higher |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
Virtual Machine Memory | 8 GB RAM
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Virtual Machine Video Adapter | 512 MB video memory minimum dedicated to the Microsoft® Windows® Virtual Machine. Note: While at Retina® display resolutions on macOS, turn off any Retina Resolution options in Parallels Desktop to adjust for proper DPI within Windows and Revit software products. Graphics: Parallels Desktop virtual display adapter without “Use Hardware Acceleration” option in Revit software products. |
Disk Space | Minimum 40 GB free disk space; recommend 100 GB free disk space available |
Media | Download or installation from USB key |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
¹ Learn more about using Autodesk Revit or Autodesk Revit LT software with Boot Camp, part of macOS that enables you to install and run Microsoft Windows (and Windows-based applications) on a Mac® computer or with Parallels Desktop, a system utility available from Parallels, Inc. that allows you to run applications in each operating system without restarting your computer.
² Disclaimer: The Citrix application is network-based and performance of Autodesk Revit for Citrix software products may vary with network performance. The software does not include the Citrix application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the Citrix application. Users should contact Citrix directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the Citrix application.
³ Disclaimer: The VMware application is network-based and performance of Autodesk Revit for VMware software products may vary with network performance. The software does not include the VMware application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the VMware application. Users should contact VMware directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the VMware application.
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Revit, and Revit LT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, in the USA and/or other countries. Boot Camp, Mac, MacBook Pro, OS X, and Retina are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, DirectX, Internet Explorer, and Windows are all either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Citrix and XenApp are registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. VMware, VMware Horizon, VMware VSphere and vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.Was this information helpful?
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