Adobe After Effects system requirements (2022)

Last updated on January 1, 2022 AJ Ling Loading... 2 comments

When you decide to start working with Adobe After Effect in 2022, the first thing you need to know is that can your PC or Mac run it? Figuring out the minimum and recommended specs is vital ensuring you don’t waste your time trying fiddling around with settings after you’ve bought the software.

Adobe After Effects system requirements on PC and Mac

Windows PC

Here are the minimum specs needed to run After Effects on PC:

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) versions 1909 and later, Windows 11
CPU: Intel or AMD Quad-Core Processor (either Intel i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 is good enough)
RAM: 16 GB
GPU: 2 GB of VRAM
Free storage: 15 GB
Monitor resolution: 1280 x 1080
An internet connection

If you want to run After Effects properly though, here are the recommended specs:

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) versions 1909 and later, Windows 11
CPU: Intel Core i5 8400 (Coffee Lake) or better
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: 4GB VRAM
Free storage: 15 GB of SSD storage
Monitor resolution: 1920×1080
An internet connection

If you need to work with VR/360 videos, you also need a head-mounted display (HMD) like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Windows Mixed Reality.

Mac

Adobe After Effects can work just fine on Apple M1 computers.

Minimum specs:

OS: macOS 10.13 or later
CPU: Intel and Apple Silicon (Rosetta2 Supported) Quad-Core Processor
RAM: 16 GB
GPU: 2GB of VRAM
Free storage: 15 GB
Monitor resolution: 1440×900
An internet connection

Recommended specs:

OS: macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
CPU: Intel Core i7 11370H (Tiger Lake), Apple M1 8-core CPU, or equivalent
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: 4 GB of VRAM
Free storage: 64 GB or more
Monitor resolution: 1920×1080
An internet connection

In order to edit VR/360 videos on Mac with After Effects, you need an HTC Vive and macOS 10.13.3+ running on a 27-inch iMac with Radeon Pro graphics or an iMac Pro with Radeon Vega graphics.