What PC do you need to run Adobe Photoshop in 2020?
What PC do you need to run Adobe Photoshop in 2020?
Hey everyone!
This week, I’m sharing discuss what makes the best PC for Adobe PhotoShop in 2019? In this episode, I look at CPU, Graphics, RAM and Storage options. Including discussing Nvidia’s Studio driver and how it can save you £££’s on your next workstation! Oh, I also cover the ultimate storage setup.
Topics Covered:
So what CPU is best for Photoshop?
Do more CPU cores make Photoshop faster?
Does Photoshop work better with Intel or AMD CPUs?
Are Xeon CPUs good for Photoshop?
Do dual CPU setups work for Photoshop?
What GPU (Graphics Card) is best for Photoshop?
Does onboard graphics work in Photoshop?
How much VRAM (video card memory) does Photoshop need?
Do Quadro graphics work in Photoshop?
Will NVIDIA or AMD give better results in Photoshop?
Can Photoshop use RT and Tensor cores that are on the RTX cards?
How much RAM does Photoshop need?
How can I tell what file sizes I’m working on?
What type of storage drive should I use for Photoshop?
What storage configuration is best?
Overview of best specs
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Thanks for stopping by!
Craig
Can you just name off some computers you recommend? Numbers drive me crazy 😝 Computer names & brands would’ve been easier.
I’m new in this field
So give me some tips and tricks
Please
Thanks for the video! Have u got a new one for photoshop cc21? THANKS
Is gtx 1070 enought good?
Very nice video.. To the point
Hi bro Thnks for your videos. ❤️
I have HP 250 G7 i5 7th ger with 4gb ram 500 HDD.
Can i run Adobe PS 2020 without a problem ??
Mad dog 2020, Very good video ! been 6 years since I builtt a pc. 😀
this is so sad…my old computer is not able to let me create proper paintings on 300 dpi with bigger file-sizes adna new one costs more than i can afford by selling my paintings.
Wow! Brief yet comprehensive. So I would go with Intel i9 10th Gen, budget permitting. Motherboard? Could you recommend an Asus one? And an AMD Radeon Pro minimum model? Would 5500 be ideal? Your HDD suggestions are deadly too! Thanks much and thanks in advance for your reply!
I’m deciding between two desktop pc’s, one has an i5-10400 and the other has an i3-9100f. Which would be better for intensive Photoshop and Lightroom use? Great video by the way!
rtx 2060 dual,AMD Ryzen 5 3600 can ı use photoshop?
so a 10700k, 32gb ram, and a 2080ti would be a perfect setup for the 90% Photoshop, and 10% gaming i do every single day?
Found this and was impressed, was in market for Laptop having had 4 faulty ones from major manfacturers in last 6 weeks, chatted on phone and then used your site to cutomise one.
I work on RAW files produced by Sony A7r2 and A7r4 and I’m confident you need at least 32GB of RAM, but my next setup will have 64GB for sure. When you edit such big files with 10 layers that have luminosity masks then you have at least 10GB file size which occupies 24GB in RAM. So don’t be foolish by "16 GB is enough", no it is not. Next, if you are serious to what you do in PS then you need 10bit video output, no questions. Of course you can work easily with a regular 8bit output but it produces a very annoying artifact like banding on your monitor. The file does not have banding but you see it during editing. If you are on a budget, then you don’t have to have special video card like GeForce or Radeon, an integrated graphics card works way smoother than a cheap professional card. And Photoshop does not utilize heavily Vram, even 2 gigs will work fine.
i9 9900k/ i7 9700k is still the sweet spot cpu for lightroom and photoshop and all around gaming IMHO..with the latest bios updates. i7 9700k is now very cheap like $180!
Hope everyone is safe and well this week! Thinking of building or buying a PC for Adobe Photoshop and have a question?…I’ll do my very best to answer them here! Cheers, Craig
I Mostly have to work with 2Gb+ Tiff/PSD(With layers) files can you suggest me something Good for it?
Hey, I usually use Photoshop for heavy manipulations and Digital art. Lately it’s been lagging and crashing.
My specs –
1.5TB HDD
240GB SSD
Ryzen 3 1200g
Nvidia Gtx 1060 3gb
16gb 3000mhz RAM
What should i Upgrade?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Regarding multiple disks, in in ideal world, wouldn’t i just have one 2 gb pcie 4.0 NMVe drive, and have windows and all scratch disks and project files on that drive? So the PC doesnt have to move things around from drive to drive? Or is this simply not a concern because it has to use the same motherboard bandwith anyways?
can i use amd ryzen 5 3500 x? 16gb ram and 500gb ssd? to digital painting on photoshop
I have 128 GB of DDR4 Ram and use most of it (80 GB to 110 GB) on PS for Astro Photography.
Believe me I run Photoshop on 1.6 GHz Intel celtron
It’s very bad 😞
Was just hoping for brand and model Recs lol all this is over my head
Here come I with the 4GB ram, i7 2,4ghz and no gpu xDD
Soo much on it,
CPU: RYZEN 5 3600
GPU : MSI GTX 1650 S VENTUS XS
MB: GIGABYTE S2H B550
RAM: 8GB DDR4 3200 XPG
SSD: 128 GB CRUSTAL
CASE: GIGABYTE C200
PSU: SEASONIC 80 BRONZN
HDD: 1TB SAGATE 7200RBM
Will be super great 👍🏻
Is iMac ok for Photoshop?
Hi, Im having only one problem in running photoshop is that portraiture plugin takes time to render per image,
My System Specs are:
Ryzen 2600
16GB 3000mhz RAM
GT710..
Shall updating GPU to 1660 Super will bring significant change ?
Excellent! Thank you!!
I am a growing heavy user of Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.
Would you recommend anything different for Lightroom Classic as well?
I understand that:
Single Thread Hi speed is the priority.
Multi Core? / Anything up to 8?
Thank you again and best of luck to you!!
Scott
Is lenovo thinkbook e14 core i7 suitable ??
How the hell does a professional program not use multiple cores in 2020?
In respect to memory is there a noticeable difference between single channel or dual.
Thanks that was very useful.
Can you please give the specks for
Video Editing and Ps/Lr.
Great vid, don’t understand some of it but that’s cos I’m a newbie & a bit ancient so hardly your fault 😉 Solid info tho so you’ve earned a like & a sub 😁
Hello. My PC Specs are :
CPU : Amd athlone 200 ge
GPU : GTX 1650
RAM : 8GB(single)
and a 240 GB SSD
Do you think i can run Photoshop ?
Great Work ❤️
I have HP 250 G7 i5 6th ger 4gb ram with 500 HDD
Can I run Adobe PS 2020 without a problem ?
Really you don’t need those specs, a r5 or i5 *works More then FINE* , rx570 or 1050ti *Works FINE* , just get the best you can afford
What about the 1660 super? Its cheaper than the ti and has similar performance.
I wanna know isLenovo ideapad 3 15IIL05 Mx330 , HP 15S DU1027TX or Dell 5593 better for photoshop package s. I’m gonna get a laptop for the main reason is graphic designing. Please be kind enough to give me a better
Very nice .. but you’re talking too fast, please slow down and good luck
I have i5 2nd gen, 4 gb ram & no gpu laptop. Can I run the latest Photoshop?
Hi.
I am using hp desktop core 2 duo 7900 3.0 Ghz. When i work in photoshop cc or coraldraw it starts loading and wasting my time. I just want you to please guid me what i should do??
I have no graphic card i my pc. Is the problem i am facing is because of graphic card which i don’t hav
Or
My pc is not powerful to load photoshop or coraldraw.
I am a digital painter, I use Photoshop solely and exclusively for this. Concept Art and illustrations, working with files in 4k resolution. However, my current CPU is not working. Do you think a ryzen 5 2600 would do the job? Or maybe an R7 2700 … For the low cost. Hugs.
Just perfect! Came here looking for advising my uncle what specs to look for in a photography computer and now I know what I should be looking for. "Diolch yn fawr" from this Welsh man.
can you suggest me a laptop around $600 US
this was very helpful and just what I needed! thank you
I5 650 3.20ghz, 8gb RAM no gpu😳
Is dell inspiron 3593 i7 10th geforce mx230 suitable for working on photoshop, illustrator and rendering videos in premiere and after effect ? Please help, im about to buy this laptop ? What do you think ? All you can say could be so helpful, thanks
Ok, so let me correct some things he said. Photoshop does not need a dedicated graphics card unless all you do is use the few features that DO get benefit from a dedicated gpu:
Camera Raw
Image Size – Preserve Details
Select Focus
Blur Gallery – Field Blur, Iris Blur, Tilt-Shift, Path Blur, Spin Blur (OpenCL accelerated)
Smart Sharpen (Noise Reduction – OpenCL accelerated)
Perspective Warp
Select and Mask (OpenCL accelerated)
Scrubby Zoom
Birds Eye View
Flick Panning
Smooth Brush Resizing
I have 50 adobe users at the company I work for and we have switched to on board GPU i7 laptops and nobody has noticed. We used to have ones with nvidia quadros witch is WAY overkill.
Rasterisation of 2d images does not need graphics memory like at all. 3d does.
Save your money.
i3 9100f with gtx1660. Good enough for learning photoshop and illustrator?
I’m only working in Lightroom :
Is the GTX 1660 super an option or only the TI version? Or will you rather recommend a different card instead?