In their press statement on the update, Blackmagic said this:

For Macs with the M1 chip, Resolve will now work an apparent three times faster than before.

GPU which supports Metal or OpenCL 1.2.īack last year, with the 17.3 updates, Blackmagic included a massive improvement in Mac compatibility and rendering capabilities.Integrated GPU or discrete GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM.Blackmagic Design Desktop Video version 12.0 or later.Let’s look at the requirements if you’re using a Mac OS: But, if you’re looking for the requirements and then dip out, let’s make that easier for you. We will explain what these components are and some of the recommended products currently on the market.

However, through recent updates with Premiere and FCPX (I’m honestly not sure what FCPX is doing over there in the corner), other programs are also starting to catch up to DaVinci Resolve.

When compared to the other non-linear editing platforms out there, Resolve has always been a GPU-reliant program, whereas others were more “CPU” focused. Let’s look at this major advancement in DaVinci Resolve and tackle all the specs you need to know to work with it.

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