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May 20, 2021
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Photoshop 3D is not active

  • May 20, 2021
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I have an HP (64-Bit) powered by AMD Ryzen and an integrated AMD graphics card. Windows is showing AMD driver as updated. But Photoshop is showing some error and is not allowing me to use the graphics processor for 3D. Because of this my 3D menu is inactive. Photoshop is giving a message that"Photoshop detected an error in your display driver. Update or reinstall the driver..." 
Can anyone help? 

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Sahil.Chawla
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
May 21, 2021

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about this, could you please let us know the version of Photoshop you're working with?
Also, please try updating Photoshop to version 22.4.1 through the Creative Cloud app and let us know if that helps?

Regards,
Sahil

Participant
May 22, 2021

My photoshop version is the latest. I use Adobe CC and it updates regularly. The graphics card is AMD integrated. But am not able to select it.

davescm
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 22, 2021

There are several things at play here.
1. Adobe are updating the core graphics functions in Photoshop. This is driven by the operating systems of Apple and Microsoft in which the old Open GL functions are being removed in the case of Apple, or deprecated in the case of Microsoft. This means that the graphics functions that have worked for years must be rewritten to use Metal and Direct X. At the same time, Adobe are sensibly updating those core functions to deliver the additional speed we require to handle the very large files of today.
2. Led by the changes being made above, Adobe introduced new GPU checks in 23.3.1. Unfortunately, these caused issues and have therefore been revised for v22.4. That means that many GPUs that incorrectly did not work in 22.3.1 will now be seen in 22.4 and will function.
3. Some functionality in Photoshop, such as 3D, still relies on the older Open GL graphics functions. To make these work, an additional preference Preferences>Technology previews>Deactivate Native Canvas has been added. This can be checked and Photoshop restarted to restore 3D functions to where they were in 22.3
4. Unfortunately, the move to update the core graphics functions will mean that some older GPUs, and some newer that do not meet the current specifications* will no longer be suitable. If you are using 22.4 and your GPU is still not recognised, first make sure the driver is up to date. If it is and you only have a single GPU enabled ( conflicting GPUs remain an issue) then you could try and force Photoshop to use your older GPU by creating a file PSUserConfig.txt containing the lines:
# Force GPU On
GPUForce 1
Save that text file to :
Windows: [InstallationDrive]:\Users \ [UserName]\ AppData\ Roaming\ Adobe\ [Photoshop_version]\[Photoshop_version]Settings\
macOS: //Users/[UserName]/Library/Preferences/[Photoshop_version]Settings/
Note though that this is requires 22.4 or 22.4.1 and is not officially supported by Adobe, so may cause other issues – so you do it at your own risk

 

* The mimum system requirements are here : https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html

 

Dave