Windows
Minimum specifications
Recommended specifications
Processor
Intel or AMD Quad-Core Processor
(8-Core or above for Multi-Frame Rendering recommended)
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) versions 1909 and later.
Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) versions 1909 and later
RAM
16 GB of RAM
32 GB recommended
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
Hard disk space<br
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)
Monitor resolution
1920 x 1080
1920x1080 or greater display resolution
Internet
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*