Best GPU for running Photoshop / similar software?
Hey,
I'm building a system in the next couple of weeks and would like some help with what graphics card would be to buy.
In an old thread I read 'I also believe that much of Adobe's software can also be accelerated via ATI GPUs, so the 4730 / 4770 / 4870 would come into the reckoning and possibly be better value for money...', not sure how true this was?
I'm looking to spend about £1.5k on the system, I might play the odd game but but am not interested in spending a lot on one of the latest cards, main priority is for Photoshop to run quick and smoothly.
Thanks!
Re: Best GPU for running Photoshop / similar software?
If it is just Photoshop you'll be running then you don't need to spend a fortune on a decent graphics card at all as it is not that intensive a programme on the GPU. What REALLY makes a difference to Photoshop speed is having a quality SSD for both the programme and the scratch disk.
If you're going to do video editing, that's a different story.
Re: Best GPU for running Photoshop / similar software?
I read that the latest versions of Photoshop (CS4/5) support CUDA acceleration which might be worth looking into.
Not sure how much it improves the performance though.
Re: Best GPU for running Photoshop / similar software?
Cheers for the replies.
GheeTsar, when you say a quality SSD for both the programme and scratch disk, do you mean a seperate one for each or will one be ok?
I've already planned on buying the following;
SSDSA2MH080G2C1 - Gen 2 - 80GB Intel SSD Gen 2, MLC-Flash, 2.5" , SATA 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 70MB/s
£187.96 Inc VAT
Re: Best GPU for running Photoshop / similar software?
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Cheers for the replies.
GheeTsar, when you say a quality SSD for both the programme and scratch disk, do you mean a seperate one for each or will one be ok?
I've already planned on buying the following;
SSDSA2MH080G2C1 - Gen 2 - 80GB Intel SSD Gen 2, MLC-Flash, 2.5" , SATA 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 70MB/s
£187.96 Inc VAT
One should be fine - as long as you leave a suitable amount of space for your scratch disk on it of course. I use that exact SSD and it's sped up photoshop a huge amount.
If it's just for photoshop, you may be intested in a OCZ Vertex for similar money as they have better write speeds (although are not as good for 4k random reads which are more important for general system speediness), but I don't think you will go far wrong with the Intel.