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Adobe After Effects System Requirements
Bring a little Hollywood to your videos - as long as your computer can handle it.
Paul McNally
Last Updated on September 29, 2021
The go Adobe app in Creative Cloud for special effects and giving your footage that extra pizazz is a CPU-hungry monster. So is it even worth trying to run it on your PC? Lets have a look at what you are going to need to have any joy at all.
After Effects Minimum System Requirements [Windows]
| Processor | Intel or AMD Multi-Core Processor |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 10 [64 bit] versions 1903 and later. Note: Win version 1607 is not supported. |
| RAM | 16 GB minimum [32 GB recommended] |
| GPU | 2GB of GPU VRAM. [4GB or more recommended] Adobe strongly recommends updating to NVIDIA driver451.77 or later when using After Effects. Drivers prior to this have a known issue that can lead to a crash. |
| Hard disk space | 15GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation [cannot install on removable flash storage devices] Additional disk space for disk cache [64GB+ recommended] |
| Monitor resolution | 1920×1080 or greater display resolution |
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services. |
After Effects Minimum System Requirements [macOS]
| Processor | Intel and Apple Silicon [Rosetta2 Supported] Multi-Core Processor |
| Operating system | macOS versions 10.14, 10.15 or macOS Big Sur 11.0 and later. macOS Big Sur is supported in After Effects version 17.5.1. |
| RAM | 16 GB minimum [32 GB recommended]. |
| GPU | 2GB of GPU VRAM. |
| Hard disk space | 15GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation [cannot install on a volume that uses a case- sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices] Additional disk space for disk cache [64GB+ recommended] |
| Monitor resolution | 1440×900 or greater display resolution |
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services. |
VR System Requirements
| Oculus Rift | Windows 10 |
| Windows Mixed Reality | Windows 10 |
| HTC Vive | Windows 10 27 iMac with Radeon Pro graphics iMac Pro with Radeon Vega graphics |
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