Minimum specifications
Last updated on
18 October 2022
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Also applies to Adobe After Effects
Your computer must meet the minimum technical specifications outlined below to run and use After Effects.
System requirements for earlier releases:
Applicable for:
After Effects 22.6 (August 2022), After Effects 22.5 (June 2022), After Effects 22.4 (May 2022), After Effects 22.3 (April 2022) release, After Effects 22.2.1 (March 2022) release, After Effects 22.2 (February 2022) release, After Effects 22.1.1 (December 2021) release, After Effects 22.0 (October 2021) release. See previous System Requirements here.
System requirements for After Effects
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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) versions 1909 and later. |
Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) versions 1909 and later |
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RAM |
16 GB of RAM |
32 GB recommended |
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GPU |
2 GB of GPU VRAM Adobe strongly recommends updating to NVIDIA driver 472.12 or later when using After Effects. Drivers prior to this have a known issue which can lead to a crash.
Note: If you use a Windows 11 machine with NVIDIA GPUs, you must upgrade to version 472.12 to work. |
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.* |
Note:
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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 versions 10.15 or macOS Big Sur (11.*), macOS Monterey (12.*). |
macOS v10.15 (Catalina) 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.* |
Note:
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
Note:
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.
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
After Effects supports text composition in Middle Eastern as well as Indic scripts using the “South Asian and Middle Eastern” text engine.