PS will not recognize my Radeon 5450 GPU, even though it meets all the stated specs.
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Photoshop (version 23.2.1) won't recognize my Radeon (AMD) 5450 GPU, even though it seems to meet all the stated specifications. Please see attached screenshots.
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Hi
The Radeon 5450 GPU was released in 2010, although it meets the system requirement is an extremely old GPU, take a look at the GPU troubleshooting guide here
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html#Troubleshoot
Also this
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html
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card seems to meet the specs, PS doesn't like it. I'm afraid I'll either
do a full system upgrade, or forego any of the newer GPU-intensive
features in PS. An irritating prospect, as I still pay monthly
subscription fees to keep it current.
Best,
Peter
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Hi,
Your screenshot shows an AMD HD5450 which does not meet the system requirements which are for minimum 1.5GB Video RAM and Direct X 12 support. The HD5450 does not support Direct X 12 (only Direct X 11)
Dave
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/system-requirements.html
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Hi Dave,
Thank you. I missed something important. The Dell tech who advised me that this card would support DX12, if I downloaded DX 12 from Microsoft. I think I was misled. Although my system does support DX 12 (See screenshot), my GPU does not.