Please help me understand GFX card requirements

Report · Aug 22, 2024

So I have an old PC with i7 4790 and 16mb RAM, integrated graphics. I know that lastest versions of Camera RAW need DirectX 12 which I don't have so I've rolled back to the last version of Camera RAW that doesn't need DirectX 12.

Everything I read and view about Photoshop/LR states that its the CPU and RAM that are important, not the GFX card. So why does Camera RAW now need it? All the GFX cards I'm looking at are fairly expensive gaming cards, something that I don't need. So what are the minimum specs for a GFX card that will allow me to use the latest versions of Camera RAW? I'm guessing any card that supports DirectX 12? Or am I missing something? I just don't want to pay for gaming capability that I won't use. Thanks in advance.

Report · Aug 23, 2024

Hey, Vendee! I'll help you figure this out.

Please head here to learn about Camera Raw system requirements: https://adobe.ly/3WWgmMG

Let us know if this helps.

Thanks,

Shivani

Report · Aug 23, 2024

Thanks for that Shivani. Looking at the requirements, it says "

4 GB of GPU memory for 4k displays and greater
8 GB of dedicated GPU memory or 16 GB of shared memory for full GPU acceleration." What would be the difference from a user point of view between "full GPU acceleration" i.e. 8 GB dedicated memory and a GFX card that has 4GB or 6GB on board? If its just speed of operations then I can live with that. If it means some functions would not be available to me, that might be an issue. Thanks again.