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8gb vs 16gb VRAM running PS and LR Classic

  • May 6, 2025
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Does anyone run both PS and LR Classic?  I'm running both on a Dell laptop with only 4gb vram, so I'm looking to upgrade to something that has either 8gb or 16gb vram.  I also play videos at the same time.  Would like to know if someone out there does something similar and the setup he/she has and of course what the performance is like...

Correct answer Bojan Živković11378569

Another crucial aspect for the smooth operation of Photoshop is the scratch disk. Ensure that you have at least 500GB, preferably 1TB, of free disk space allocated for Photoshop to use as a scratch disk.

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May 7, 2025

Another crucial aspect for the smooth operation of Photoshop is the scratch disk. Ensure that you have at least 500GB, preferably 1TB, of free disk space allocated for Photoshop to use as a scratch disk.

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    RxPhotoAuthor
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    May 8, 2025

    Thank you for your help.

    KR Seals
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    May 7, 2025

    I am using a Win11 PC with 64GB RAM. I just checked memory usage. With PS and LrC open, they are using 13GB. That is with no extra layers or adjustments to the image in PS. Adobe programs will generally take more memory than they actually need, but I think you would be better off with 32 or 64GB. 16GB at the absolute minimum.

     

    Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.
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    RxPhotoAuthor
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    Thank you for the quick response!  I think my new desktop will have 32gb of RAM.  How much VRAM does your graphics card have? 

    KR Seals
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    May 7, 2025

    8GB. That works pretty well, but I've read that 12 is better.

     

    Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.
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