Your computer must meet the minimum technical specifications outlined below to run and use After Effects.
Applicable for:
After Effects 23.6 (August 2023), After Effects 23.5 (June 2023), After Effects 23.4 (May 2023), After Effects 23.3 (March 2023), 23.2.1 (February 2023), 23.2 (February 2023), 23.1 (December 2022), and 23.0 (October 2022) releases. See previous System Requirements here.
System requirements for After Effects
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Minimum specifications |
Recommended specifications |
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Processor |
Intel or AMD Quad-Core Processor |
(8-Core or above for Multi-Frame Rendering recommended) |
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Operating system |
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) V20H2 or later |
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) V20H2 or later |
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RAM |
16 GB of RAM |
32 GB recommended |
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GPU |
2 GB of GPU VRAM
Note:
For systems with NVIDIA GPUs, Windows 11 requires NVIDIA driver version 472.12 or later. |
4GB or more of GPU VRAM recommended |
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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) |
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Monitor resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
1920x1080 or greater display resolution |
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Internet |
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* |
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.
Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and the Adobe Privacy Policy. Applications and services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Extra fees or membership charges may apply.
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Minimum specifications |
Recommended specifications |
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Processor |
Intel, Native Apple Silicon, Rosetta2 Supported Quad-Core Processor |
8-Core or above for Multi-Frame Rendering |
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Operating system |
macOS Big Sur v11.0 or later |
macOS Monterey v12.0 or later |
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RAM |
16 GB of RAM |
32 GB |
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GPU |
2 GB of GPU VRAM (Draft 3D requires discrete GPUs that are compatible with Apple Metal 2) |
4 GB of GPU VRAM |
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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+
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Monitor resolution |
1440x900 |
1440x900 or greater display resolution |
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Internet |
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* |
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* |
After Effects version 17.5.1 supports macOS Big Sur on Intel but Apple Silicon is not fully supported at this time. If you want to know about Adobe apps working on Apple computers that use the Apple Silicon's M1 chip, see Do Adobe apps work on Apple computers that use the M1 chip?
More system requirements
Requirements vary between VR systems. The requirements listed here are the base requirements only.
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Head Mounted display |
Operating system |
Other requirements |
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Oculus Rift |
Windows 10 |
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HTC Vive |
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On Windows:
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Windows Mixed Reality |
Windows 10 |
On Windows:
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For detailed requirements for the different types of head-sets, and for information on setting up an immersive environment for After Effects, see Adobe Immersive Environment in After Effects.
For NVIDIA graphics we recommend using GPUs that support NVIDIA Studio Drivers.
Windows CUDA
- NVIDIA RTX A6000
- NVIDIA RTX A5500
- NVIDIA RTX A5000
- NVIDIA RTX A4500
- NVIDIA RTX A4000
- NVIDIA RTX A3000
- NVIDIA RTX A2000
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000
- NVIDIA Quadro GV100
- NVIDIA Quadro GP100
- NVIDIA Quadro P6000
- NVIDIA Quadro P5200
- NVIDIA Quadro P5000
- NVIDIA Quadro P4000
- NVIDIA Quadro P2000
- NVIDIA Quadro P2200
- NVIDIA Quadro P1000
- NVIDIA Quadro M6000
- NVIDIA Quadro M5000
- NVIDIA Quadro M4000
- NVIDIA Quadro M2000
- NVIDIA TITAN RTX
- NVIDIA TITAN V
- NVIDIA TITAN XP
- NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X (Maxwell)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Black
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- NVIDIA T1200
- NVIDIA T1000
- NVIDIA T600
Windows OpenCL
GPU Desktop workstation
- Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
- Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
- Intel® Iris® Xe MAX Graphics
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6600
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6800
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6400
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W5500
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W5700
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W7500
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W7600
- AMD Radeon™ Pro VII
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 8200
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 9100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro SSG
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 3100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 3200
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 4100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 5100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 7100
GPU Workstation Mobile
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6600M
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W5500M
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 7130
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 7100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 4150
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 4170
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 4130
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 3100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 3200
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 2100
GPU Desktop Consumer
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6400
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6800
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 5600
- AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 5700
- AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT
- AMD Radeon™ VII
- AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX
- AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT
- AMD Radeon™ RX 7600
GPU Desktop Professional
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W7800
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W7900
AMD Processors with Graphics (APUs)
- AMD Radeon™ Ryzen 6000 series
- AMD Radeon™ Ryzen 5000 series
Mac Metal
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W5700X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 5700 XT
- AMD Radeon™ Pro W5500X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 5500 XT
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 5300
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6900X
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6800X Duo
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6800
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT
- AMD Radeon™ VII
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 4100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 5100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 7100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 9100
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega II
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega II Duo
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 64x
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 64
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 56
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 48
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 20
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 16
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 580X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 580
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 575X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 575
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 570X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 570
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 565
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 560X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 560
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 555X
- AMD Radeon™ Pro Vega 64
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 5600M
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 5500M
- AMD Radeon™ Pro 5300M
Integrated Graphics
- Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
- Intel® Iris® Xe MAX Graphics
- Apple M1
- Apple M1 Pro
- Apple M1 Max
Language versions available for After Effects
After Effects is available in the following languages:
- Deutsch
- English
- Español
- Français
- Italiano
- Português (Brasil)
- Русский
- 日本語
- 한국어
- 简体中文