Graphic card incompatibility and ps

[floramc]

hello,

I do not really have a specific question, but I hope you are savvy to know this. On an older Mac I get this message that the graphic card is not compatible with photoshop.

Nothing weird about it, it is a very old mac, I am mostly surprised that ps still works. In fact, after receiving this message, I would expect ps to close. On the contrary, it opens and works regularly.

so my question is: what is exactly happening, that I apparently do not perceive, when I use ps with an incompatible graphic card?

[D Fosse · Accepted solution]

Photoshop's basic operation will run as usual. But you lose some functions that are performed in the GPU, and some operations are GPU-accelerated and may run slower.

In short, it'll work, but you're getting a little less than you pay for. You will likely see bigger and bigger impact with each new version.

[floramc]

Thanks!

[Ged_Traynor]

Hi

Take a look here

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html

[floramc]

Thank you for the link!

[Lumigraphics]

Understand, as well, that Apple no longer supports those older Macs, and they don't get security updates. Be extremely careful using one online, know the risks and how to avoid security problems.

[floramc]

Thanks! Don't worry I have the latest version of Mac book pro now. Going super modern and won't use the old version that much. Also, I always download my apps.