Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop crashes with unrecoverable GPU error after Select Subject or Adaptive Presets

Issue summary: Camera Raw Filter inside Photoshop fails with an unrecoverable GPU error after using Select Subject or Adaptive Presets. The subject mask is created successfully, but GPU memory remains pinned and Photoshop disables GPU acceleration several (about 30) seconds later.

This error is also induced simply by invoking the presets in Camera Raw and doing nothing else – error after about 30 seconds.

Sometimes more editing in the session can take place, but after closing Camera Raw can no longer be invoked (ACR requires graphics processor to edit).

Product and version:

• Photoshop desktop version 27.7.0
• Camera Raw version 18.3.1.2580
• Lightroom version 15.3

Operating system:

• Windows 11 64-bit

Hardware:

• HP Z2 Tower G4 Workstation
• NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (8 GB VRAM)

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open an image in Photoshop.
2. Choose Filter > Camera Raw Filter.
3. Use Select Subject or apply an Adaptive Preset that uses AI masking.
4. Observe GPU memory usage in Windows Task Manager.
5. Wait several (about 30) seconds after the subject mask appears.

Expected result:
The AI mask completes successfully and Camera Raw continues functioning normally.

Actual result:
The subject mask is created successfully, but dedicated GPU memory remains high and does not release. After several seconds, Camera Raw reports an unrecoverable GPU error and disables GPU acceleration.

Additional information:

• The issue occurs consistently in Camera Raw Filter inside Photoshop.
• The same images work correctly in Lightroom using Select Subject and Adaptive Presets.
• GPU memory usage rises in Lightroom as well, but Lightroom does not crash.
• Updating to the latest Photoshop, Camera Raw, Lightroom, and NVIDIA Quadro drivers did not resolve the issue.
• The problem is reproducible with TIFF and JPEG files.