Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Hi, I bought a new Dell XPS powerhouse with 4K display for work with Ps and Ai. It is an amazing machine, however these two software works very slow on my notebook.
It is very annoying and I can't do anyting with this. I also have high CPU usage, and warming. I tried this hack, but doesn't work. Both of them are GPU (gtx 1050) accelerated.
I did the same tests with Affinity Designer and it works fine. Please give me some advice about this, because it drives me crazy...
Hi!
I had to (clean) reinstall windows 10. The problem solved. Ps is working.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
That hack is for display scaling on legacy PS/Ai versions that didn't support 4K / UHD. It has no relevance for speed issues.
It's most likely a video driver issue. While you wait for a driver update that may or may not fix it, try to turn GPU off entirely in both apps' Preferences. It's not essential for basic functionality. If that helps, turn it back on in Photoshop and try the basic > normal > advanced settings respectively.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Hi! Thanks for the answers!
@D Fosse
I turned off the GPU, but the interface lag is the same. The Layer Style window late about 4-5 sec after the double click. Right now it doesn't kick on the fan.
@davidc1815
Do you have the 1080p or the 4K panel? I have the latest driver from the nVidia and the Intel too.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Yeah, I should have remembered: Dual video cards do not work well with Adobe applications. Adobe warns aginst it:
"Photoshop currently doesn't take advantage of more than one graphics processor. Using two graphics cards does not enhance Photoshop's performance.
Multiple graphics cards with conflicting drivers can cause problems with graphics processor accelerated features in Photoshop. For best results, connect two (or more) monitors into one graphics card.
If you have to use more than one graphics card, make sure that they are the same make and model. Otherwise, crashes and other problems can occur in Photoshop".
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
My old desktop (i3) also had IGP and a GTX 950 and there was no problem with the Ps.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
I have the 4K screen. It might be worth telling the software to use the Nvidia card in Photoshop. Do this by right clicking on the Desktop and choose Nvidia Control Panel, and then Manage 3D settings. Then go to Programme Settings and set Photoshop.exe and Sniffer.exe to use the Nvidia card. See if that helps your speed.
David
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
I have the 9550 which works fine with CC 2017. Do you have an Intel and Nvidia gpu in your laptop? Is Photoshop detecting your Nvidia card?
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
You should check your performance preferences, as you might need to tweak them, see more on Optimize performance Photoshop CC
Check if basic options for GPU acceleration is enough, and be sure that you're plugging in your laptop in order to use high performance and the discrete GPU.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Hi, I set up everything, what you advised but nothing happend. Thanks guys.
Maybe I should reinstall windows.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Hi!
I had to (clean) reinstall windows 10. The problem solved. Ps is working.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
hi i seem to have the same problem on a lenovo yoga which is brandnew... i already exchanged the comoputer i resetted windows i did everything to enhance the perfomrnce nothing really helped
affinity is super fast
i´m only on a normal ps behavior if i scale down and disable the gtx 1050
do you have any idea what it could be
as i´m a bit sick of installing all the time
did you go back to windows as it was
or download the insatlable windows
sorry am as well jut going back from mac to pc
thanks
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
I had the same problem.
XPS 9560 with 4K screen and 16GB of RAM. Slow as hell with LR 6.12. Windows 10 was factory installed (fresh).
Here's what I found out: this laptop is simply not optimized for "heavy lifting".
Basically:
- Cooling is marginal. On my laptop, it meant that it would run at full speed (3.4Ghz, all 4 cores) for only about 20 seconds before it throtted back to 1.6Ghz due to overheating (Cpu reached 97C, then speed dropped). Had to wait a long while before temperature would go down and reach levels at which the Cpu could give me full speed again. Then only for about 15 seconds.
Here's how I fixed it:
Installed ThrottleStop (google it up).
Then offset the Cpu and Cache voltage by -125mv. Save settings.
That solved it: Cpu would no longer throttle and kept running at 3.4Ghz on all 4 cores, indefinitely without ever reaching over 87C (in a room at about 26C ambient temperature).
System is stable and this has no risk of damaging hardware.
Hope this helps other PS and LR users out there who are frustrated with the performance of their XPS 9560 laptop.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Hi! I have similar issues and installed ThrottleStop but I'm a little overwhelmed by the settings - can you maybe provide a screenshot which options I have to tweak regarding "Then offset the Cpu and Cache voltage by -125mv." --> Thanks!!!