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jan99x
jan99x
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October 4, 2025
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grafic card

Hi,
I work with Photoshop and InDesign CS6.
Considering buying a new desktop (Windows) computer...
I'm wondering if it really makes sense to buy an additional graphics card. I only work with -not moving- images.
D Fosse
D FosseCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 4, 2025

It doesn't matter for CS6; it didn't use the GPU much.

 

It's quite another story with the newer versions. Today, 14 years later, the GPU is the single most important component, with much bigger impact than the CPU.

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D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 4, 2025

It doesn't matter for CS6; it didn't use the GPU much.

 

It's quite another story with the newer versions. Today, 14 years later, the GPU is the single most important component, with much bigger impact than the CPU.

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Ged_Traynor
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Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
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October 4, 2025

@jan99x both applications should run fine with an integrated GPU, one thing to be aware of is that deactivating Photoshop from the old PC which you will need to do if you have used up both activation counts may not guarantee that it will activate on the new PC, I have seen a lot of post where people aren't able to reactivate their perpetual licences

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/download-install/apps/troubleshoot/licensing-activation-issues/cant-activate-reinstall-legacy-apps.html

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