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printpainter
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March 13, 2026
Question

Why does photoshop run so slow.

  • March 13, 2026
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I have a 4090 graphics card with 128gb of ram. I can run 3D scan processing. Render water simulation in Blender. The only program that stutters and takes forever to load up is photoshop. I used to run CS2 on a little laptop back20 years ago and it was flawless. There is seriously something wrong with photoshops priorities. I would like to suggest a new version of photoshop.. Classic. What I would do for Cs2 speeds. 

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 13, 2026

    post this in the ps forum, https://community.adobe.com/p/photoshop

     

    and change your title slightly to avoid a duplicate post error.

     

    but make sure you’re using an updated studio (not gaming) graphics driver.

    printpainter
    Participant
    March 13, 2026

    It runs slow on Macbook too. Its a greater issue. 

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 13, 2026

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