32GB is the sweet spot for video editing.

Yes — if you’re upgrading from 16GB, it will make a noticeable difference. If you’re already at 32GB, adding more won’t help much unless you’re doing heavy 4K/6K timelines, lots of effects, or multicam.

Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve both love RAM. 16GB is the bare minimum, but you’ll run into stutters when scrubbing through timelines with multiple layers or high-resolution footage. 32GB keeps things smooth for most modern editing. Go to 64GB only if you’re doing heavy color grading, noise reduction, or compositing in Fusion. For most solo editors, 32GB is the best performance-per-dollar upgrade.

Check your motherboard first — make sure you have slots available and you’re running matched sticks. Mixing RAM sizes can cause speed drops.

Future You will thank you when a timeline doesn’t choke.