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new laptop advice wrt PS

  • June 1, 2025
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I keyword & process 20mp photos from Sony RX10-IV;
never video; "heaviest" usage of Photoshop 2025 prolly Denoise AI ISO 1000 & up;
my ~2017 Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga P40 Signature has Windows 10
& its GPU don't work with Photoshop 2025, Denoise AI takes 15+min/image;
its specs are: (I am NOT techie)
 
Device Name DESKTOP-FITKV5V
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz  2.81 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)
Storage 477 GB SSD SAMSUNG MZ7LN512HMJP-000L7
Graphics Card NVIDIA Quadro M500M (2 GB), Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 (128 MB)
Device ID 8B4EA034-9DE4-4805-BE14-0C2B37F2F483
Product ID 00325-96050-59379-AAOEM
System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

if I upgrade to Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" Intel dual screen with Windows 11 & specs seen below
a. will it Denoise AI in under, say, 2 minutes per image?
b. will its Integrated Graphics work with Photoshop until, say, 2030?
(no one knows for sure, but...new AI functions will arise now to 2030?)
c. elsewhere I was told to avoid Integrated Graphics, but this dual screen model
could vastly speed up my GPT-4o + Adobe Bridge Description field keywording workflow; is an
option to also buy external Dedicated Graphics box for this laptop with Integrated Graphics?
 
Part Number 83KJCTO1WW

NEW ARRIVAL

 
Specs:
  • ProcessorIntel® Core™ Ultra 7 255H Processor (E-cores up to 4.40 GHz P-cores up to 5.10 GHz)
  • Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro 64selected upgrade
  • Operating System LanguageWindows 11 Pro 64 English selecting upgrade
  • Memory32 GB LPDDR5X-8400MT/s (Soldered) selecting upgrade
  • Solid State Drive1 TB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC selecting upgrade
  • First Display14" 2.8K (2880x1800), OLED,Glare,Touch, HDR 600 True Black, 100%DCI-P3, 500 nits, 120Hz, Glass
  • Second Display14" 2.8K (2880x1800), OLED,Glare,Touch, HDR 600 True Black, 100%DCI-P3, 500 nits, 120Hz, Glass
  • Graphic CardIntegrated Graphics
  • Camera5MP IR with Dual Microphone, Computer Vision
  • PenLenovo Linear Pen (Tidal Teal)
  • ColorTidal Teal
  • KeyboardBluetooth, Backlit, Tidal Teal - English
  • MouseBluetooth Mouse Tidal Teal
  • WirelessWi-Fi 7 2x2 BE 320MHz & Bluetooth® 5.4
  • Evo Certified ModelEvo Certified
  • Sleeve14" Laptop Sleeve - Recycled PET (Tidal Teal)
  • Folio CoverFolio Cover (Tidal Teal)
  • Battery4 Cell Rechargeable Li-ion 88Wh
  • Power Cord65W USB-C Wall Mount Slim 90% PCC AC Adapter - US
  • Language PackPublication - Polish/Portuguese/English
  • UtomikNo Gaming Subscription Service
  • Warranty1 Year Courier or Carry-in  upgrading to max
 
ANY ADVICE-COMMENTS APPRECIATED.  THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Correct answer Noel Orridge

Hi @bernd_3075, Thank you for reaching out! I'm Sorry to hear about your issues, and I totally get the frustration. Unlike dedicated graphics cards (dGPUs) that have their own high-speed video RAM (VRAM), integrated GPUs like the Intel Iris Xe in your laptop share the main system memory. While you have a generous 64 GB of RAM, the bandwidth and architecture of system RAM are not as optimized for the high-throughput demands of GPU-intensive tasks as dedicated VRAM. While denoising a high-resolution 45MP image, the iGPU must access a significant amount of this shared memory. This can lead to a resource-contention scenario, where the iGPU is starved of the data it needs

 

Could you please share more details about your issue, like the OS version? Do you see any prompts or error codes when the crash happens? Additionally, a screen recording or relevant screenshots of the issue would be incredibly helpful. You can share via Google Drive, WeTransfer, or another public file-sharing platform with your response. Thanks! 

 

While we wait, you can try out these fixes and see if they help. 

 

Adjust GPU Acceleration: In ACR Preferences, try unchecking Use GPU for image processing. This will force the Denoise operation onto the CPU. If the process completes successfully on the CPU, we've confirmed that the issue is GPU-related.

You can refer to this Helpx article for steps and further information: https://adobe.ly/45rfvcS

 

Purge the Camera Raw Cache: A corrupted cache can sometimes lead to unexpected behavior. In the Performance tab of the ACR preferences, click on Purge Cache.

 

Keep the setup up-to-date: You can update your ACR application as a newer version is available, 17.4. Make sure that your OS, System Bios, and GPU drivers are the latest and up-to-date. 

 

Let us know how it goes! 
Cheers!

3 replies

Participating Frequently
June 16, 2025

I have the same cpu with the 140T iGPU and it doesn't work on my Asus Laptop with 64 GByte RAM (used as VRAM by the CPU and GPU).
Unfortunately, Denoise in ACR 17.3 always crashes after 20 seconds when I try to denoise 45 MPixel images.
For some reason, it ran through once a few days ago, so it works in principle. Unfortunately, it crashes reproducibly after 20 seconds as a rule.
I have tried a lot of different thinks - new Intel firmeware, max Speed in Windows and ASUS Mainboard and so on. But it doesnt't work.

Participating Frequently
June 16, 2025

The one time it worked, I was able to denoise 8 images with 45 MPixels using the Asus ExpertBook B5 255H 140T with 64 GB RAM. It took about 70 seconds per image. The 8 images ran through. But it only worked once. After that, I was unable to denoise even a single image. I spent two days trying all possible settings.
Intel: 32.0.101.6881 WHQL
ACR: 17.3
ASUS BIOS: Version 318 (from 23 May 2025) – no DVMT menus available

Noel Orridge
Community Manager
Noel OrridgeCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
June 16, 2025

Hi @bernd_3075, Thank you for reaching out! I'm Sorry to hear about your issues, and I totally get the frustration. Unlike dedicated graphics cards (dGPUs) that have their own high-speed video RAM (VRAM), integrated GPUs like the Intel Iris Xe in your laptop share the main system memory. While you have a generous 64 GB of RAM, the bandwidth and architecture of system RAM are not as optimized for the high-throughput demands of GPU-intensive tasks as dedicated VRAM. While denoising a high-resolution 45MP image, the iGPU must access a significant amount of this shared memory. This can lead to a resource-contention scenario, where the iGPU is starved of the data it needs

 

Could you please share more details about your issue, like the OS version? Do you see any prompts or error codes when the crash happens? Additionally, a screen recording or relevant screenshots of the issue would be incredibly helpful. You can share via Google Drive, WeTransfer, or another public file-sharing platform with your response. Thanks! 

 

While we wait, you can try out these fixes and see if they help. 

 

Adjust GPU Acceleration: In ACR Preferences, try unchecking Use GPU for image processing. This will force the Denoise operation onto the CPU. If the process completes successfully on the CPU, we've confirmed that the issue is GPU-related.

You can refer to this Helpx article for steps and further information: https://adobe.ly/45rfvcS

 

Purge the Camera Raw Cache: A corrupted cache can sometimes lead to unexpected behavior. In the Performance tab of the ACR preferences, click on Purge Cache.

 

Keep the setup up-to-date: You can update your ACR application as a newer version is available, 17.4. Make sure that your OS, System Bios, and GPU drivers are the latest and up-to-date. 

 

Let us know how it goes! 
Cheers!

Noel
Conrad_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 1, 2025

It looks like the Yoga Book you are proposing only has the integrated graphics that come with its Intel Core Ultra 7 255H processor? That would probably be Intel Arc graphics. I don’t know exactly how fast Intel Arc graphics can run Denoise on a 20MP image, but there have been reports about an incompatibility that caused Denoise to take too long. The links below about that problem are from 2023 and 2024, so I do not know if that has been fixed by now. You would need to find out.

Photoshop/Lightroom Denoise AI doesn't work with Arc cards (Intel forum)

Denoise takes over 40 minutes to process one image (Adobe Community)

 

If you took D Fosse’s advice to get a laptop with a discrete Nvidia GPU of the 3xxx/4xxx series, Denoise would be well under 1 minute per image, probably under 20-30 seconds.

 

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b. will its Integrated Graphics work with Photoshop until, say, 2030?
(no one knows for sure, but...new AI functions will arise now to 2030?)
By @Jeffrey Greenberg

 

It will probably work, but might be a lot less satisfying 6 years later. Just as today, the integrated graphics from 6 years ago might work but are too slow to be useful. No one can guarantee what will work well in 2030.

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could vastly speed up my GPT-4o + Adobe Bridge Description field keywording workflow
By @Jeffrey Greenberg

 

If you mean how quickly you can view image after image while entering the Description, that depends on whether image previews are immediately ready in Bridge, and if not, how quickly an image preview can be rendered. Yes, a new laptop should be much faster than the old one because the CPU and GPU are faster, but for it to work best, pay attention to the preview rendering settings in Bridge and configure them properly.

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is an option to also buy external Dedicated Graphics box for this laptop with Integrated Graphics?
By @Jeffrey Greenberg

 

Currently, there are two options for an external discrete GPU:

  • Thunderbolt. This is possible if the laptop has a port that supports Thunderbolt 3 or later. 
  • Oculink. This is a newer option that requires an Oculink port. Because Oculink is realtively new, an Oculink port is much rarer than Thunderbolt at this time. Oculink gets around some of the limitations of Thunderbolt. 

 

Adobe does not seem to make eGPU compatibility a priority, so it can be difficult to know whether an eGPU will be compatible. I don’t even know how well the new Oculink eGPUs work with Adobe apps. Also, most eGPUs are not mobile because they require AC power. And the cost is high, when you add up the cost of the graphics card, the cost of the eGPU enclosure, and the cost of a 40Gb/sec Thunderbolt cable long enough to be practical.

 

You’ll probably find it much easier, and maybe also cheaper, to get a laptop with a good discrete GPU in it instead of an eGPU.

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 2, 2025
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If you took D Fosse’s advice to get a laptop with a discrete Nvidia GPU of the 3xxx/4xxx series, Denoise would be well under 1 minute per image, probably under 20-30 seconds.

 

By @Conrad_C

 

A basic RTX 4060 will do 20MP in less than 10 seconds. So the question is how much slower the laptop models are. 

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 1, 2025

Not recommended. It may work, but not well. You need more powerful graphics from the Nvidia RTX series.

 

Note that dual graphics is always a potential conflict. Again, it may work, and it may not. It depends entirely on how the manufacturer has configured the two GPUs. It may be necessary to completely disable the integrated GPU.

 

Photoshop uses the GPU for actual data processing, and the result returned to Photoshop for further processing. It's not a simple downstream flow, it goes both ways. You can't send data to one GPU and get it back from the other. There can only be one GPU in that equation.

 

Any Nvidia RTX model, at nominal specs and configuration, should denoise 20MP in 5 to 10 seconds.

Known Participant
June 1, 2025
thanks for response;
to clarify in case its an issue,
will not use both screens of dual screen
at same time to process, just one;
for keywording workflow would be going
back & forth between screens...
D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 1, 2025

It's not about two screens. It's about two graphics processors.