Photoshop 2026 displays PNG with incorrect/desaturated colors when "Use Graphics Processor" is enabled (MacOS)

Photoshop 2026 displays PNGs with incorrect/desaturated colors when “Use Graphics Processor” is enabled (macOS)

After updating from Adobe Photoshop 2025 to Adobe Photoshop 2026 on macOS, I noticed that PNG files appear significantly less saturated in Photoshop 2026 than they do in Finder, Preview, and Photoshop 2025.

What I verified

• Same PNG file
• Same ASUS ProArt monitor
• Same Mac
• Same Photoshop Color Settings in both versions:

   

   

  • North America General Purpose 2
  • sRGB IEC61966-2.1 working RGB
• Preview and Finder match Photoshop 2025 exactly.

Issue

Only Photoshop 2026 displays the image with noticeably reduced saturation.

Troubleshooting performed

Disabling Preferences → Performance → Use Graphics Processor and restarting Photoshop completely resolves the issue.

After GPU acceleration is disabled:

• Photoshop 2026 matches Finder
• Photoshop 2026 matches Preview
• Photoshop 2026 matches Photoshop 2025

Expected behavior

Photoshop 2026 should display the same colors as Preview, Finder, and Photoshop 2025 when GPU acceleration is enabled.

Actual behavior

With Use Graphics Processor enabled, Photoshop 2026 displays PNG images with visibly reduced saturation. Disabling GPU acceleration immediately corrects the display.

This appears to be a GPU rendering or display color management regression introduced in Photoshop 2026.

System information

• macOS: [your version]
• Mac: [your Mac model]
• GPU: [your GPU]
• Monitor: ASUS ProArt