Adobe Premiere Pro System Requirements (2022)

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

It’s 2022 now and Adobe Premiere Pro CC is one of the best video editing tools on the market. To understand whether your Windows PC or Mac can run the software, please check the minimum and recommended system requirements below.

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Windows PC

Minimum requirements

Your laptop or desktop must meet these requirements in order to install and run Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 version:

OS	Windows 10 64-bit version 1909 or newer, Windows 11
CPU	Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 1000 Series
Memory	8 GB of RAM
Graphics	2 GB of GPU VRAM
DirectX	12
Free storage	8 GB
Screen resolution	1280 x 800
Sound card	ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model

You also need a high-speed Internet connection if you want to store files online.

Recommended specs

To avoid suffering lag when handling heavy tasks with Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 (like rendering 4K videos), your machine needs the following specs or higher:

OS	Windows 10 64-bit version 1909 or newer, Windows 11
CPU	Intel Core i3-7100 or better / AMD Ryzen 3000 Series or better
Memory	32 GB of RAM
Graphics	4 GB of GPU VRAM (6 GB or more for 4K editing)
DirectX	12
Free storage	10 GB (SSD)
Screen resolution	1920 x 1080
Sound card	ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model

Mac

Minimum requirements

OS	macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or newer
CPU	Intel 6th Gen or newer
Memory	8 GB of RAM
Graphics	2 GB of GPU VRAM (Intel CPU), 8 GB of unified memory (Apple M1 CPU)
Free storage	8 GB
Screen resolution	1280 x 800

You also need an internet connection.

Recommended specs

OS	macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or macOS 11 (Big Sur)
CPU	Intel Core i5-8400 or better
Memory	32 GB of RAM
Graphics	4 GB of GPU VRAM (6 GB or higher for 4K editing)
Free storage	10 GB (SSD)
Screen resolution	1920 x 1080 or 4K