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RickScript
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June 19, 2017
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Best Video card to get for GPU-acceleration in Premiere Pro CS6

  • June 19, 2017
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Hi forum,

     My first time here and I need some help. I have the CS6 suite installed on my computer and I need to get a dedicated graphics card to help my system use the GPU acceleration feature. I have a capable system I built from components with these specs:

Asus A88x Pro motherboard

AMD 4-core CPU running at 4Ghz

24 GB of DDR3 memory

Samsung 250GB SSD as my main drive (Windows 10 O.S. and programs only)

WD 3 TB 7,200 rpm storage drive

Intel 120 GB SSD as my working drive for media used in Adobe programs

The main bottleneck, as I see it, is I am using the on-board graphics and DVI interface to my monitor. When I look at the Adobe site I see the videocards they list as 'supported' as being a short list (and the models are rather 'dated', but I guess my program (CS6) is also somewhat 'dated', but I spent $$ on it and it suits my needs fine for now). I'd like to get a more modern videocard but I'm concerned that if I get something newer than what is on that list that I won't be able to use the GPU acceleration with my program. I'd like to have ports to support multiple monitors (HDMI, DVI, Display port would all be nice) and as much horsepower as I can get without breaking the bank. Someday I'd like to upgrade my monitor to 4k too. Anyway, I found this one on Amazon that I thought might be good. Can anyone here, or from Adobe, tell me if his would be a workable choice given my system and software?

Amazon.com: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 04G-P4-6253-KR: Compute…

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    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 19, 2017

    As long as its a nvidia gtx card with a minimum of 1 gig vram.

    Yes the list is dated but so is CS6.

    CS6 supports just a few cards, so you will have to hack the card by adding the name to the

    cuda_supported_cards.txt file in the root of Premiere CS6.

    If you are just using CS6 I would keep the card simple.

    On a side not you cannot run CS6 of a 4K monitor.

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    RickScriptAuthor
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    June 22, 2017

    Ann,

         Thanks for taking the time to reply to my query. It doesn't sound like you're a big fan of CS6 but I have a significant investment in  the adobe CS6 suite so I don't just want to write that off and pay $50/month so I can have a few extra features when this program serves my needs well enough. That being said, I am still a bit unsure if I should buy a video card that is not on the CS6 list. Are you saying that I can use a different card by simply adding the name of the card to a .txt file in the adobe folder? I've found the folder and file you're referring to and opened it in notepad. The list matches the CS6 list on the adobe site exactly. If I type in the name of the new card should I enter just "GeForce GTX 1050 Ti"? One other thing, you said I can't run CS6 off a 4k monitor. I'm not sure what this means. If I attach a 4k monitor to my system and open Premiere what will happen? I'm assuming you mean that I won't get the 4k resolution on the display )maybe downgrade to 1080p?) and not that I won't get an image at all. Anyway, I appreciate your help with this....

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 23, 2017

    Once you have gotten custom to CC, CS6 is a bit awkward to use (at least for me)

    For educational purposes I still have CS6 running on my machine (i7/940 with a gtx 480 (not supported)) along side CC (and editing 4k).

    You wont be able to read CS6 UI on a 4K monitor (too small)

    CS6 is not optimized for 4k monitors. Yes you have to downgrade to 1080p.

    As for the gtx1050 might want to head over to the Hardware forum to ask if anyone is running CS6 on that particular card.

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