P: Photoshop v27.10 UI, Canvas and screen Flickering

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Title: Photoshop 27.10.0 causes intermittent white/black screen flashes on one of two identical monitors when GPU acceleration is enabled

Photoshop version: Adobe Photoshop 27.10.0
Operating System: Windows 11 64-bit
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Monitors: 2 × Samsung Odyssey G5, identical models
Resolution: 2560 × 1440
Refresh rate: 59.95 Hz on both monitors
Color: RGB, 8 bpc, Full Dynamic Range
HDR: Off
Adaptive-Sync / FreeSync: Off

Description

I am experiencing extremely brief white and black screen flashes on one of my two identical Samsung Odyssey G5 monitors when Photoshop is open.

The flashes are very brief and difficult to capture on screen recording.

The problem appears to be related to Photoshop GPU acceleration, but it only affects one of the two identical displays.

What I observed

• Photoshop with Use Graphics Processor enabled → intermittent white/black flashes occur on the left monitor.

• Photoshop with Use Graphics Processor disabled → the flashes completely disappear.

• When Photoshop is displayed on the other identical monitor, the problem does not occur.

• The second monitor remains normal while the affected monitor flashes.

• After physically swapping the positions of the two monitors, the problem appears to remain associated with the same physical display rather than the workspace position.

Troubleshooting performed

I have already tested:

1. Reinstalled/updated the NVIDIA graphics driver.

2. Confirmed that Windows correctly detects the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti.

3. Swapped the two monitor cables at the GPU outputs.

4. The flashing did not follow the GPU port/cable; it remained associated with the same physical monitor.

5. Both monitors are running at the same 59.95 Hz refresh rate.

6. Tested the affected monitor at 50 Hz; the flashing continued.

7. HDR is disabled.

8. Adaptive-Sync / FreeSync is disabled.

9. NVIDIA display output settings are identical on both monitors:

   • RGB

   • 8 bpc

   • Full dynamic range

10. Disabled OpenCL in Photoshop; the flashing continued.

11. Disabled GPU Compositing; the flashing continued.

12. Disabling Photoshop GPU acceleration completely eliminates the problem.

Photoshop System Information

Photoshop's System Info confirms that Photoshop detects and uses the RTX 4060 Ti correctly.

Both 2560 × 1440 displays are detected by Photoshop as SDR / sRGB displays and are attached to the same NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti.

GPU information reported by Photoshop:

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

• VRAM: approximately 16 GB

• Direct3D feature level: 12.2

• NVIDIA driver version reported by Photoshop: 32.0.16.1047

• Driver date reported by Photoshop: May 19, 2026

There are no third-party plugins installed and no plugins failed to load.

Current workaround

My current workaround is to use the other identical Samsung Odyssey G5 as my primary Photoshop monitor and keep the affected monitor on the secondary side.

However, I believe this behavior may indicate a compatibility issue between Photoshop's GPU rendering/compositing system and a specific display in a dual-monitor configuration.

Expected behavior

Photoshop should be able to use GPU acceleration in a dual-monitor setup without causing intermittent white/black flashes on either display.

I would appreciate it if the Photoshop team could investigate this GPU/display rendering issue.

I can provide the complete Photoshop System Info, video evidence, or any additional diagnostic information required.

​@yalcinkesen it’s a known issue with Photoshop 27.10

Title: Photoshop 27.10.0 causes intermittent white/black screen flashes on one of two identical monitors when GPU acceleration is enabled

Photoshop version: Adobe Photoshop 27.10.0
Operating System: Windows 11 64-bit
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Monitors: 2 × Samsung Odyssey G5, identical models
Resolution: 2560 × 1440
Refresh rate: 59.95 Hz on both monitors
Color: RGB, 8 bpc, Full Dynamic Range
HDR: Off
Adaptive-Sync / FreeSync: Off

Description

I am experiencing extremely brief white and black screen flashes on one of my two identical Samsung Odyssey G5 monitors when Photoshop is open.

The flashes are very brief and difficult to capture on screen recording.

The problem appears to be related to Photoshop GPU acceleration, but it only affects one of the two identical displays.

What I observed

• Photoshop with Use Graphics Processor enabled → intermittent white/black flashes occur on the left monitor.

• Photoshop with Use Graphics Processor disabled → the flashes completely disappear.

• When Photoshop is displayed on the other identical monitor, the problem does not occur.

• The second monitor remains normal while the affected monitor flashes.

• After physically swapping the positions of the two monitors, the problem appears to remain associated with the same physical display rather than the workspace position.

Troubleshooting performed

I have already tested:

1. Reinstalled/updated the NVIDIA graphics driver.

2. Confirmed that Windows correctly detects the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti.

3. Swapped the two monitor cables at the GPU outputs.

4. The flashing did not follow the GPU port/cable; it remained associated with the same physical monitor.

5. Both monitors are running at the same 59.95 Hz refresh rate.

6. Tested the affected monitor at 50 Hz; the flashing continued.

7. HDR is disabled.

8. Adaptive-Sync / FreeSync is disabled.

9. NVIDIA display output settings are identical on both monitors:

   • RGB

   • 8 bpc

   • Full dynamic range

10. Disabled OpenCL in Photoshop; the flashing continued.

11. Disabled GPU Compositing; the flashing continued.

12. Disabling Photoshop GPU acceleration completely eliminates the problem.

Photoshop System Information

Photoshop's System Info confirms that Photoshop detects and uses the RTX 4060 Ti correctly.

Both 2560 × 1440 displays are detected by Photoshop as SDR / sRGB displays and are attached to the same NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti.

GPU information reported by Photoshop:

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

• VRAM: approximately 16 GB

• Direct3D feature level: 12.2

• NVIDIA driver version reported by Photoshop: 32.0.16.1047

• Driver date reported by Photoshop: May 19, 2026

There are no third-party plugins installed and no plugins failed to load.

Current workaround

My current workaround is to use the other identical Samsung Odyssey G5 as my primary Photoshop monitor and keep the affected monitor on the secondary side.

However, I believe this behavior may indicate a compatibility issue between Photoshop's GPU rendering/compositing system and a specific display in a dual-monitor configuration.

Expected behavior

Photoshop should be able to use GPU acceleration in a dual-monitor setup without causing intermittent white/black flashes on either display.

I would appreciate it if the Photoshop team could investigate this GPU/display rendering issue.

I can provide the complete Photoshop System Info, video evidence, or any additional diagnostic information required.

Surely with all of the increases in subscription prices you force upon us regularly you can afford to pay people to test your software before releasing out into the wild. Try focusing on getting the core product running correctly before tacking on all the AI bloatware.

Dear customers,

Thank you for the information you’ve shared and for your continued activity on this forum as we work to understand and address this issue. Your reports and feedback are greatly appreciated.

At this time, we have not been able to reproduce the issue on our systems. If possible, a video showing the issue within the context of the entire application would be extremely valuable in helping us investigate further.

We’re specifically asking to see the full application because there can sometimes be subtle “breadcrumbs” elsewhere in the interface that provide clues about what may be happening, even when they don’t initially appear related to the issue.

If a standard screen recording does not capture the behavior you’re seeing, a video taken with your phone showing the application and the issue as it occurs would also be very helpful.

Please also provide your System Info. To do this, go to Help > System Info, copy the information, and save it as a text file. Please attach the file to this thread rather than pasting the System Info directly into your reply. This information can help us identify system or configuration details that may be contributing to the issue.

Thank you again for your time, patience, and willingness to help us investigate this.

This works for me as well, I’m using Photoshop 27.10 on AOC 27G4 Moniter.

o mesmo acontece com GTX 1650… versão 27.11 ( beta ) 27.10 ( atual ) as duas com o mesmo erro… quando faço os comando via teclado, (ctrl +) ou ( ctrl - ) ou ( zoom ) etc.. o background fica escuro e distorce a cor da imagem que está sendo trabalhada.. volta ao normal em 1 segundo ou 2, mas é irritante. 

A versão 27.9 nao apresenta esse erro.

Mas se eu desativar a opção ( desativar o processador gráfico funciona )… mas dai não adianta ter placa de video para melhorar o processo.

Hoje atualizou novamente a (versão beta 27.11)  e ainda nao funciona. Ja atualizei os drives da placa e nada tbm. 

Funciona somente na versão (27.9), mas ja desatualizada tbm.

Hi,
Here's my contribution:

• Windows 11 + RTX 4070 Ti + driver 595.95 + Photoshop 27.10 → flickering
• Complete GPU disabling → immediate disappearance
• Individual disabling of OpenCL, smoothing, 30-bit color depth, and GPU compositing → problem persists.
• The flickering also occurs with no images open, no user action or movement, and even when Photoshop is running in the background.

i’ve updated my photoshop to 27.1.0 and the bug still exists as the same for me.