Adobe After Effects Specs _verified_ Jun 2026

| Component | Requirement | |-----------|-------------| | | Windows 10 (22H2) or macOS 13 (Ventura) | | CPU | Intel 6th Gen / AMD Ryzen 1000 series (4 cores) | | RAM | 16 GB (DDR4) | | GPU | 2 GB VRAM, DirectX 12 / Metal compatible | | Storage | 10 GB free SSD (not HDD) | | Display | 1280×1080 | | Internet | Required for licensing & cloud features |

A standard SSD for Windows/macOS and After Effects. adobe after effects specs

Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) uses unified memory — get at least 32 GB. | Component | Requirement | |-----------|-------------| | |

Elias migrated his project files and cache to an NVMe SSD. The difference was night and day. The footage loaded instantly. The render bar sprinted across the screen. The bottleneck had been shattered. The speed of the drive allowed the CPU and RAM to work at their full potential without waiting for the data to write. The difference was night and day