--- title: "Performance Max Asset Specs: Image, Video, and Creative Requirements" description: "Guide for advertisers answering performance max assets, video, sizes, and logo queries and how groas manages Performance Max creative and budget protection." image: "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6821efca072e48f6f495a47e/6834a970e03a7016560e3515_Logo%20Design%20256x256.png" --- September 16, 2026 • min read # Performance Max Asset Specs: Image, Video, and Creative Requirements ![Young man with curly hair wearing a black shirt outdoors against green foliage background.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6821efca072e48f6f495a47e/68562d390107b3921a6e3d68_1743932904108.jpg) **Alexander Perleman**, Head Of Product @ groas Ex-Goldman Sachs and Stanford Computer Science alex@groas.ai [LinkedIn](https://groas.com/post/performance-max-asset-specs-guide#) **Direct answer:** Performance max assets are the creative inputs grouped in a Performance Max asset group that Google assembles into ads across its inventory. Searches for performance max video assets, pmax ad sizes, google pmax specs, and performance max image video size are requests for the current image, video, and logo format requirements, which change and must be verified in Google Ads. groas builds, runs, and improves Google Ads campaigns continuously, including Performance Max budget protection with brand exclusions, negative keywords, and asset group segmentation. ## Related Posts [![Cover image for: The Fine Print Behind an ‘All-Inclusive’ AI Ads Price](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6823bbd57170ea42b357cf81/6ab601a6ef0f0f5d108707ea_583c5319-cb3c-4fe2-9db6-7d4327ea6797.png) ##### The Fine Print Behind an ‘All-Inclusive’ AI Ads Price A line-by-line teardown of a typical AI ads pricing card, from account limits and generation caps to spend tiers, setup work, and the human cost of acting on alerts. 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