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Alan Liddle
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January 15, 2017
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OpenGL 3.3 Support

  • January 15, 2017
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Officially for LightRoom I need to get a video card that supports OpenGL 3.3. I can only find video cards that have OpenGL 4.4. I assume that these cards will also support OpenGL 3.3. is this correct?

I am just a dummy trying to build a new computer and learn.

Alan

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Correct answer Ian Lyons

This link will take you to a list of unsupported Graphics cards and other GPU related information Adobe Lightroom GPU Troubleshooting and FAQ  It might also be worth having a read through the OpenGL - Wikipedia

Also, while F.McLion's remarks about where you'll likely see the benefits of GPU support it's also important to remember that Lightroom and Camera Raw development continues. As such, it's reasonable to expect that the GPU will provide greater benefits in the future.

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Ian Lyons
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January 15, 2017

This link will take you to a list of unsupported Graphics cards and other GPU related information Adobe Lightroom GPU Troubleshooting and FAQ  It might also be worth having a read through the OpenGL - Wikipedia

Also, while F.McLion's remarks about where you'll likely see the benefits of GPU support it's also important to remember that Lightroom and Camera Raw development continues. As such, it's reasonable to expect that the GPU will provide greater benefits in the future.

F. McLion
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F. McLionCommunity Expert
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January 15, 2017

Yup.

The GPU support is only needed if you use a 4k or 5k display - and it needs a beefy card to really gain something. With smaller resolutions, a fast CPU and a standard graphic card you won't see any gain from the GPU acceleration.

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Alan LiddleAuthor
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January 15, 2017

I am looking at using the GeForce GTX 970 with two Samsung U28E850R monitors.

My computer will be Windows 10 with 12GB RAM and a 2TB Raid Array.

Should this work well?

Regards

Alan

F. McLion
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F. McLionCommunity Expert
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January 16, 2017

This 'should' work well.

Make sure to have a fast CPU as well since this is what LR speeds up the most.

Make sure to calibrate the monitor since it has a very high (unneeded) brightness and otherwise probably will be to bright for photographic work.

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