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If you want to do any serious video editing you will have doubtless come across Premiere Pro. You are also probably aware that it is one pretty demanding piece of software when it comes to CPU usage. If you want to render out your videos quickly and efficiently, whether you a creative professional or just tinkering with upping your social media game, it is best to get some idea as to whether you have the set-up capable of getting the most from Adobe Premiere Pro.
Premiere Pro Minimum System Requirements (Windows)
Minimum specifications | |
| Processor | Intel® 6th Gen or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 1000 Series or newer CPU |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 2004 or later |
| RAM | 8 GB of RAM |
| GPU | 2 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 |
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Sound card | ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model |
| Network storage connection | 1 Gigabit Ethernet (HD only) |
Premiere Pro Recommended System Requirements (Windows)
Recommended specifications | |
| Processor | Intel® 7th Gen or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series or newer CPU |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 2004 or later |
| RAM | 16 GB of RAM for HD media 32 GB for 4K media or higher |
| GPU | 4 GB of GPU VRAM For a list of recommended graphic cards, see Recommended graphics cards for Adobe Premiere Pro. |
| Hard disk space | Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache Additional high-speed drive(s) for media |
| Monitor resolution | 1920 x 1080 or greater |
| Sound card | ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model |
| Network storage connection | 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow |
Premiere Pro Minimum System Requirements (macOS)
Minimum specifications | |
| Processor | Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU |
| Operating system | macOS v10.15 (Catalina) or later |
| RAM | 8 GB of RAM |
| GPU | 2 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 |
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Sound card | N/A |
| Network storage connection | 1 Gigabit Ethernet (HD only) |
Premiere Pro Recommended System Requirements (macOS)
Recommended specifications | |
| Processor | Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU |
| Operating system | macOS v10.15 (Catalina) or later |
| RAM | 16 GB of RAM for HD media 32 GB for 4K media or higher |
| GPU | 4 GB of GPU VRAM |
| Hard disk space | Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache Additional high-speed drive(s) for media |
| Monitor resolution | 1920 x 1080 or greater |
| Sound card | N/A |
| Network storage connection | 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow |
Premiere Pro VR System Requirements
| Head-Mounted display | Operating system | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Oculus Rift | Windows 10 | GPU (video adapter):
Current public GPU driver—a recent driver is required (For more information, see Update Your Graphics Card Driver) |
| 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 |
