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System Requirements for Adobe Photoshop and illustrator CS6

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I need to know what is the system requirements for Adobe Photoshop and illustrator CS6  both together to get the best performance .

Thanks in advanced .

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    Correct answer italosan

    Photoshop CS6 system requirements

    Windows

    • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 orMicrosoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. See the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.*
    • 1 GB of RAM
    • 1 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB (1 GB recommended) of VRAM
    • OpenGL 2.0–capable system
    • DVD-ROM drive
    • This software doesn't operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

    Mac OS

    • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
    • Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7. Adobe Creative Suite 3, 4, 5, CS5.5, and CS6 applications support Mac OS X v10.8 or v10.9 when installed on Intel-based systems.**
    • 1 GB of RAM
    • 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB (1 GB recommended) of VRAM
    • OpenGL 2.0–capable system
    • DVD-ROM drive
    • This software doesn't operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

    Illustrator CS6 system requirements

    Windows

    • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Refer to the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.
    • 1 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) for 64 bit
    • 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit graphics adapter
    • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
    • Some features in Adobe® Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable video adapter with at least 64 MB of VRAM
    • This software does not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.

    Mac OS

    • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
    • Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7. Adobe Creative Suite 5, CS5.5, and CS6 applications support Mac OS X v10.8 and v10.9 when installed on Intel-based systems.*
    • 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
    • 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
    • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
    • This software does not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.

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    italosan
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    italosanCommunity Expert
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    February 2, 2017

    In general terms, I'd advice at least an i5 processor 3.5gHz (or, for instance, an FX8320 octacore processor, if you don't want intel but prefer AMD), 8gb of RAM will be good for years. I advice an SSD (around 256gb) for installing OS and Adobe Suite to speed it up and a HDD for storage.

    Graphic cards can give you some boost, but if don't game, 2GB of VRAM will do the work. for instance you can try an Nvidia 1050 or a RX460, those are two cards around 2-4gb of vram, newest models and pretty affordable.

    italosan
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    italosanCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    February 2, 2017

    Photoshop CS6 system requirements

    Windows

    • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 orMicrosoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. See the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.*
    • 1 GB of RAM
    • 1 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB (1 GB recommended) of VRAM
    • OpenGL 2.0–capable system
    • DVD-ROM drive
    • This software doesn't operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

    Mac OS

    • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
    • Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7. Adobe Creative Suite 3, 4, 5, CS5.5, and CS6 applications support Mac OS X v10.8 or v10.9 when installed on Intel-based systems.**
    • 1 GB of RAM
    • 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB (1 GB recommended) of VRAM
    • OpenGL 2.0–capable system
    • DVD-ROM drive
    • This software doesn't operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

    Illustrator CS6 system requirements

    Windows

    • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Refer to the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.
    • 1 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) for 64 bit
    • 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit graphics adapter
    • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
    • Some features in Adobe® Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable video adapter with at least 64 MB of VRAM
    • This software does not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.

    Mac OS

    • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
    • Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7. Adobe Creative Suite 5, CS5.5, and CS6 applications support Mac OS X v10.8 and v10.9 when installed on Intel-based systems.*
    • 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
    • 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
    • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
    • This software does not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.† Phone activation is not available.
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