Laptops for video editing

Adobe Premiere Pro - DaVinci Resolve - Final Cut Pro

All of the devices on this page will be capable of editing video and can meet the minimum requirements of some of the most popular editing software available such as Premiere Pro & DaVinci Resolve 19.

Our curated list of refurbished laptops meets the minimum system requirements for various editing software available. Higher resolutions and more effects heavy work loads will require higher system requirements, performance may vary. For a list of system requirements, please see the table below.

Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
DaVinci Resolve 19 (Beta)
Final Cut
Vegas Pro 2021

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Minimum

Recommended

Processor

Intel® 6th Generation or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 1000 Series or newer CPU

Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required

Intel® 11th Generation or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series / Threadripper 2000 series or newer CPU

Operating system

Windows 10 (64-bit) V22H2 or later

Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 (or later) or Windows 11.

Memory

8GB of RAM

16 GB of RAM for HD media

32 GB or more for 4K and higher

GPU

2 GB of GPU memory

4 GB of GPU memory for HD and some 4K media

6 GB or more for 4K and higher

Storage

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

Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache

Additional high-speed drive(s) for media

Display

1920 x 1080

1920 x 1080 or greater

DisplayHDR 1000 for HDR workflows

Sound card

ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model

Network storage connection

1 Gigabit Ethernet (HD only)

10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow

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Minimum

Recommended

Processor

Intel or AMD Quad-Core Processor

(8-Core or above for Multi-Frame Rendering recommended)

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) V20H2 or later

Memory

16GB of RAM

32 GB recommended

GPU

2 GB of GPU VRAM

4GB or more of GPU VRAM recommended

Storage

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)

Display

1920 x 1080

1920x1080 or greater display resolution

Network storage connection

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

Click here for the full DaVinci Resolve 19 (Beta) requirements

Minimum system requirements

• Windows 10 Creators Update.

• 16 GB of system memory. 32 GB when using Fusion.

• Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.

• Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM.

• GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 12.

• NVIDIA/AMD/Intel Driver version – as required by your GPU.

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Minimum System Requirements

macOS 13.5 or later

8GB of RAM (16GB recommended)

Metal‑capable graphics card (Intel-based Mac computers only)

5.9GB of available disk space

Some features require a Mac with Apple silicon. Some features require internet access; fees may apply.

Click here for the full Vegas Pro 2021 requirements

Recommended for HD

Recommended for 4K

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows 10 | 11

Processor

6th Generation Intel Core i5 (or AMD equivalent) or better with 2.5 Ghz and 4 Cores

7th Generation Intel Core i7 (or AMD equivalent) or better with 3.0 Ghz and 8 Cores

GPU

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX or GTX 9XX series or higher with 4GB

AMD/ATI® Radeon with 4GB and VCE 3.0 or higher (Radeon Pro series with 8GB for HDR and 32 bit projects)

Intel® GPU HD Graphics 530 series or higher

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX or GTX 9XX series or higher with 4GB (8GB RTX series recommended for 8K)

AMD/ATI® Radeon with 4GB and VCE 3.0 or higher (Radeon Pro series with 8GB for HDR and 32 bit projects)

Intel® GPU HD Graphics 630 series or higher

Memory

16GB of RAM

32GB of RAM

Storage

1.5GB hard-disk space for program installation

1.5GB space for program installation, solid-state disk (SSD) for media files.

Recommended for AI

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows 10 | 11

CPU

10 th Generation Intel Core i7 (or AMD equivalent) or newer

GPU

20xx GeForce RTX series NVIDIA or 5xxx Radeon RX AMD or newer

RAM

32 GB