Several second delay when using Masking tools
Hello,
Since upgrading to my new very powerful system, Lightroom Classic (version 15.0) has been performing extremely slowly.
Issue description:
There are significant delays (several seconds, sometimes up to 10 seconds) before Lightroom responds, particularly when using the following tools:
• Masking (people, subject, background)
• Color mixer / color correction
• Crop overlay tool
All basic adjustments (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, etc.) work normally. Other Adobe applications (After Effects, Photoshop, etc.) run completely smoothly. My previous, weaker system did not have these problems.
System specifications:
• Windows 11 Pro (x64), Build 26100.6899 (25H2)
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (AMD onboard GPU disabled)
• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (16 cores, 4.30 GHz)
• 128 GB DDR5 RAM (4×32 GB Corsair)
• Mainboard: ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi
• Catalog located on an external SanDisk Extreme SSD (1 TB) connected via high-speed USB hub
Steps already taken (no improvement):
• Disabled and re-enabled GPU support in Lightroom
• Added Lightroom.exe, cache, and catalog as exceptions in antivirus (Bitdefender)
• Updated NVIDIA drivers (tested both Studio and Game Ready)
• Lightroom (15.0) and Camera Raw (18.0) fully up to date
• Optimized Lightroom catalog
• Verified GPU detection (System Info → GPU correctly recognized and active)
• Cleared Lightroom logs
• Disabled Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS)
• Tested multiple catalogs – same behavior
Additional notes / observations:
• The delay persists even with GPU acceleration completely disabled.
• All other Adobe applications work flawlessly.
• It appears that Lightroom pauses while internally loading or waiting for data/models (possibly AI models).
• Antivirus (Bitdefender) is unlikely to be the cause, as proper exclusions have been set.
Are there any known performance issues with Lightroom Classic 15.0 on Windows 11 (Build 25H2) or the RTX 50-series GPUs (5070 Ti)?
I urgently need help resolving this, as Lightroom is currently unusable for efficient work!
