Will a Gaming laptop be ok for using the Adobe suite?

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Ho, ho, ho! Merry new laptop time!I want to know if this is good for using Adobe products.It is the inside of the laptop I just bought. Now that I have a few hours to myself I decided to look the chip up online and ppl are saying that there is something better.I mainly use Adobe Illustrator, Animation & Indesign. I will eventually need to utilize Premiere for school.I need to know because I still have time to cancel this order.Here are the specs. It's a Legion 7i.Battery4Cell 80Wh Internal Camera720P HD 2.8mm Camera No Mic ChipsetHM470 ColorSlate Grey Country/RegionUSA DIMM Memory32GB(16+16) DDR4 2933 SoDIMM Display15.6FHD AG 300N 144 N SRGB Fingerprint ReaderNo Fingerprint Reader GraphicsRTX2070 8GB G6 256b MAXQ KeyboardBKLT RGB KB SLA GY USA ENG Legion715IMH05 Other1None Legion715IMH05 Other2None Legion715IMH05 Other3None Legion715IMH05 Other4None Legion715IMH05 Other5None Legion715IMH05 Other6None Marketing NameLenovo Legion 7 15IMH05 MicrophoneArray MIC Microsoft OfficeOffice H&B 2019 AFOLB Optane MemoryNone OS DPKW10 Home Adv STD PalmrestAL Power Adapter230W Slim 3Pin BK US Preload LanguageW10 H64-ENG Preload OSWindows 10 Home 64 ProcessorCore i7-10750H 2.6G 6C MB PublicationPUB WW ENG Second Storage SelectionNone Security SoftwareNone SpecialcharNone Storage Selection1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVMe TLC Surface TreatmentAnodizing Sandblasting WarrantyN01 1Y Courier/Carryin NBWEBPUBLISHYES Wireless LANWLAN 2x2AX+BTThe opinions seem to be conflicting.Some say it's too much power, some say it will be slow. But with 6 cores I don't understand how.Any advice is good.Thank you for your time.

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Aha! The GPU is listed, just written in an usual way as "RTX2070 8GB G6 256b MAXQ". This leaves out the brand and type but it is "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q". This is a respectable graphics card. It has a "GPU Benchmark" score of 5400, well over the 2000 recommended as a minimum for Photoshop.

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There's never too much power, though a very powerful computer may get hot and have noisy fans. This is a nice machine, but pros may spend five times as much on a machine for serious video work. But if you are learning, rather than making a living from, creative products, your needs are different.  But is it a good machine? It depends what for, and it's much more complicated than "6 cores must go fast". For example, many apps will use only one core at a time, so the speed of single cores is more important than the number of cores. Other activities, especially video and photo related, may use all cores, the more the better. Video rendering can still take hours or days! My main concern, though, is the video card (also called GPU). Many apps use the video card now, and for some, a powerful card is a must - some functions just won't work. The video card alone can cost $1000 or much more. Your PC spec is ominously silent on what video card. For example here is the Photoshop FAQ about video card https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html.

Battery	4Cell 80Wh Internal
Camera	720P HD 2.8mm Camera No Mic
Chipset	HM470
Color	Slate Grey
Country/Region	USA
DIMM Memory	32GB(16+16) DDR4 2933 SoDIMM
Display	15.6FHD AG 300N 144 N SRGB
Fingerprint Reader	No Fingerprint Reader
Graphics	RTX2070 8GB G6 256b MAXQ
Keyboard	BKLT RGB KB SLA GY USA ENG
Legion715IMH05 Other1	None
Legion715IMH05 Other2	None
Legion715IMH05 Other3	None
Legion715IMH05 Other4	None
Legion715IMH05 Other5	None
Legion715IMH05 Other6	None
Marketing Name	Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05
Microphone	Array MIC
Microsoft Office	Office H&B 2019 AFOLB
Optane Memory	None
OS DPK	W10 Home Adv STD
Palmrest	AL
Power Adapter	230W Slim 3Pin BK US
Preload Language	W10 H64-ENG
Preload OS	Windows 10 Home 64
Processor	Core i7-10750H 2.6G 6C MB
Publication	PUB WW ENG
Second Storage Selection	None
Security Software	None
Specialchar	None
Storage Selection	1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVMe TLC
Surface Treatment	Anodizing Sandblasting
Warranty	N01 1Y Courier/Carryin
NBWEBPUBLISH	YES
Wireless LAN	WLAN 2x2AX+BT

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