Premiere Pro 15.4 and 15.4.x system requirements

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Applicable for:

Premiere Pro 15.4.1 (August 2021) and 15.4 (July 2021) releases. 

System requirements for Premiere Pro

Windows

Minimum specifications

Recommended specifications

Processor

Intel® 6th Gen or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 1000 Series or newer CPU

Intel® 7th Gen or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series or newer CPU

Operating system    

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit), v1903 or later

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1903 or later

RAM

8 GB of RAM

16 GB of RAM for HD media

32 GB for 4K media or higher

GPU

2 GB of GPU VRAM

For a list of recommended graphic cards, see Recommended graphics cards for Adobe Premiere Pro.

4 GB of GPU VRAM

For a list of recommended graphic cards, see Recommended graphics cards for Adobe Premiere Pro.

Hard disk space
  • 8 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (will not install on removable flash storage)
  • Additional high-speed drive for media
  • Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache
  • Additional high-speed drive(s) for media

Monitor resolution    

1280 x 800

1920 x 1080 or greater

Sound card

ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model

ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model

Network storage connection

1 Gigabit Ethernet (HD only)

10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow
Note:

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services. 

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macOS

Premiere Pro 15.4 introduces native support for M1 devices. For information on M1 performance gains and limitations, see Premiere Pro for Apple silicon.

Minimum specifications

Recommended specifications

Processor

Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU

Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU

Operating system

macOS v10.14 (Mojave) or later

macOS v10.15 (Catalina) or later

RAM

8 GB of RAM

16 GB of RAM for HD media

32 GB for 4K media or higher

GPU

2 GB of GPU VRAM

4 GB of GPU VRAM

Hard disk space
  • 8 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (will not install on removable flash storage)
  • Additional high-speed drive for media
  • Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache
  • Additional high-speed drive(s) for media

Monitor resolution    

1280 x 800

1920 x 1080 or greater

Network storage connection

1 Gigabit Ethernet (HD only)

10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow
Note:

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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VR system requirements

Note:

Requirements vary between VR systems. The requirements listed here are the base requirements only.

Head Mounted display

Operating system

Other requirements

Oculus Rift

Windows 10

  • GPU (video adapter):
    • NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 equivalents or greater
    • HDMI 1.3 video output (directly on your video adapter)
    • SLI is not supported; at least one GPU must individually meet these specifications
    • Current public GPU driver—a recent driver is required (For more information, see Update Your Graphics Card Driver)
  • CPU (processor): Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
  • RAM (memory): 8 GB+ RAM
  • USB: At least two (2x) USB 3.0 ports—three (3x) total available USB ports
  • HD (disk space): 4 GB+ free space

HTC Vive

  • Windows 10
  • 27” iMac with Radeon Pro graphics
  • iMac Pro with Radeon Vega graphics
  • Mac OS 10.13.3 or later

On Windows:
  • Processor: Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater

Windows Mixed Reality

Windows 10

On Windows:

  • Processor: Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater

For detailed requirements for the different types of head-sets, and for information on setting up an immersive environment for Premiere Pro, see Immersive video in Premiere Pro.

Hardware acceleration system requirements

Feature

Operating system

Hardware-accelerated H.264 encoding

  • macOS 10.13 (or later) on Mac hardware from 2016 or later 
  • Windows 10 with 6th Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors and Intel Graphics enabled
  • Windows 10 with a supported NVIDIA or AMD card

Hardware-accelerated HEVC encoding

  • macOS 10.13 (or later) on Mac hardware from 2016 or later
  • Windows 10 with 7th Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors and Intel Graphics enabled
  • Windows 10 with a supported NVIDIA or AMD card

Hardware-accelerated H.264 decoding

  • macOS 10.13 (or later) on Mac hardware from 2016 or later
  • Windows 10 with 6th Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors and Intel Graphics enabled

Hardware-accelerated HEVC decoding

  • macOS 10.13 (or later) on Mac hardware from 2016 or later
  • Windows 10 with 7th Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors and Intel Graphics enabled

Recommended graphics cards

Applicable for Premiere Pro and Premiere Rush on desktop

Windows CUDA

  • 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 Quadro K6000
  • NVIDIA Quadro K5200
  • NVIDIA Quadro K5000
  • NVIDIA Quadro K2000
  • NVIDIA Quadro K1200
  • NVIDIA TITAN RTX
  • NVIDIA TITAN V
  • NVIDIA TITAN XP
  • NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal)
  • NVIDIA TITAN Z
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
  • 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 980 Ti
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Windows OpenCL

  • AMD Radeon Pro W5500
  • AMD Radeon Pro W5700
  • AMD Radeon Pro W3200
  • AMD Radeon Pro SSG
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100
  • AMD Radeon Pro W4100
  • AMD FirePro W5100
  • AMD FirePro W7100
  • AMD FirePro W8100
  • AMD FirePro W9100
  • AMD FirePro W7000
  • AMD FirePro W8000
  • AMD FirePro W9000
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 4130
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 4150
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 4170
  • AMD FirePro W6150M
  • AMD FirePro W7170M

 

Mac Metal

  • AMD FirePro D300
  • AMD FirePro D500
  • AMD FirePro D700
  • AMD Radeon R9 M290X
  • AMD Radeon R9 M380
  • AMD Radeon R9 M390
  • AMD Radeon R9 M395X
  • AMD Radeon Pro 560
  • AMD Radeon Pro 570
  • AMD Radeon Pro 575
  • AMD Radeon Pro 580
  • AMD Radeon Pro M395X
  • AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
  • AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64
  • Intel® HD Graphics 6000 
  • Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100 
  • Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 6200
  • AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
  • AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48

Integrated Graphics Chipsets

  • Intel® HD Graphics 5000        
  • Intel® HD Graphics 6000        
  • Intel® Iris Graphics 6100        
  • Intel® Iris Pro Graphics 6300      
  • Intel® Iris Pro Graphics P6300      
  • Intel® Iris Graphics 540/550      
  • Intel® Iris Pro Graphics 580      
  • Intel® Iris Pro Graphics P580
  • Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640/650

 

Language versions available for Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is available in the following languages:

  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Español
  • Français
  • Italiano
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Русский
  • 日本語
  • 한국어
  • 简体中文

Premiere Pro supports text composition in Middle Eastern as well as Indic scripts using the “South Asian and Middle Eastern” text engine.

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