System requirements | After Effects

See the system requirements on the Adobe website at http://www.adobe.com/go/aftereffects_systemreqs.

Windows

• Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required
• Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1 and Windows® 8. See the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.*
• 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
• 3 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• Additional disk space for disk cache (10 GB recommended)
• 1280 x 900 display
• OpenGL 2.0–capable system
• DVD-ROM drive for installation from DVD media
• QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
• Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated ray-traced 3D renderer*
• This software does not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.

* Learn more about Windows support.

Mac OS

• Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
• Mac OS X v10.6.8, v10.7, or v10.8**
• 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
• 4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
• Additional disk space for disk cache (10 GB recommended)
• 1280x900 display
• OpenGL 2.0–capable system
• DVD-ROM drive for installation from DVD media
• QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
• Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated ray-traced 3D renderer*
• This software does not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.

** Learn more about Mac OS X Mountain Lion support.

The following NVIDIA GPUs are supported in After Effects CS6.

Mac:

• GeForce GTX 285
• GeForce GT 650M*
• Quadro FX 4800
• Quadro 4000

Windows:

• GeForce GTX 285
• GeForce GTX 470
• GeForce GTX 570
• GeForce GTX 580
• GeForce GTX 670*
• GeForce GTX 680*
• GeForce GTX 690*
• Quadro CX
• Quadro FX 3700M
• Quadro FX 3800
• Quadro FX 3800M
• Quadro FX 4800
• Quadro FX 5800
• Quadro 2000
• Quadro 2000D
• Quadro 2000M
• Quadro 3000M
• Quadro 4000
• Quadro 4000M
• Quadro 5000
• Quadro 5000M
• Quadro 5010M
• Quadro 6000
• Tesla C2075 (Windows)/Maximus configuration

* Adobe® After Effects® CS6 renders ray-traced 3D images using your computer’s CPU, employing all of its physical cores. Additionally, it may also take advantage of NVIDIA OptiX™ for highly accelerated rendering (requires a supported NVIDIA GPU and with 1024+ MB of texture memory). For more information, visit our After Effects blog post. Note, you must download the After Effects CS6 (11.0.2) update to take advantage of these Kepler-class GPUs.

† This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services ("Online Services"). Online Services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe's online privacy policy. Online Services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration, and may be discontinued or modified in whole or in part without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor (Intel Core™ i3, i5, or i7 or AMD Phenom® II recommended); 64-bit support required
• 64-bit operating system required: Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 or Windows® 7
• 2 GB of RAM
• 3 GB of available hard-disk space plus 2 GB of space for optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• 1280 x 800 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible video adapter
  
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

• Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support
• Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6
• 2 GB of RAM
• 4 GB of available hard-disk space plus 2GB of space for optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
• 1280 x 800 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible video adapter
  
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

* Adobe online services, including Adobe CS Live Services, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe's online privacy policy (available at www.adobe.com/go/terms). Online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor (Intel Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II recommended); 64-bit support required
• 64-bit operating system required: Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 or Windows® 7
• 2 GB of RAM
• 3 GB of available hard-disk space plus 2 GB of space for optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices)
• 1280 x 1024 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services*

• Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
• Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
• 2 GB of RAM
• 4 GB of available hard-disk space plus 2 GB of space for optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
• 1280 x 900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services*

*This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online ("online services"), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features thereof, aren't available in all countries, languages, or currencies and can be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe Online Privacy Policy. Access to these services sometimes requires user registration. Some online services, including services that are initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees. For more details and to review the terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com.

• 1.5-GHz or faster processor*
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)
• 2 GB of RAM
• 1.3 GB of available hard-disk space for installation, plus 2 GB of space for optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• 1280 x 900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.4.5 software required to use QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services†

Windows 7 compatibility

• Multicore Intel® processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4
• 2 GB of RAM
• 2.9 GB of available hard-disk space for installation, plus 2 GB of space for optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
• 1280 x 900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.4.5 software required to use QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services†

Snow Leopard compatibility

* SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems

† This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online ("online services"), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features thereof, aren't available in all countries, languages, or currencies and can be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe Online Privacy Policy. Access to these services sometimes requires user registration. Some online services, including services that are initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees. For more details and to review the terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com.

• Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Xeon, or Intel Core Duo (or compatible) processor
• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
• 1 GB of RAM for DV; 2 GB of RAM for HDV and HD
• 3 GB of available hard-disk space plus 2 GB of space for optional content (additional free space required during installation)
• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 32-bit video card; Adobe recommended graphics adapter for GPU-accelerated playback
• For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects supported OpenGL 2.0 card (NVIDIA recommended)
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.1.5 software required to use QuickTime features
• Internet or phone connection required for product activation
• Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos* and other services
• For recommended video cards and compatibility lists, see the OpenGL page.