Adobe tested the following video cards before the release of Photoshop CS4. They are listed by operating system, with the amount of video RAM that was on the card during testing.
Note: Adobe tested laptop and desktop versions of the following cards. Be sure to download the latest driver for your specific model. (Laptop and desktop versions have slightly different names.)
17-inch iMac x1600, 128 MB
ATI HD 2600, 256 MB
MacBook Air intel GMA X3100
Nvidia Quadrofx 4500, 512 MB
Radeon x1900, 512 MB
8800 GT, 512 MB
iMac 8800 GS, 512 MB
Nvidia 8600M, 256 MB
The following Power PC cards work in Photoshop CS4: Nvidia 7800 (256 MB), Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT, and the Nvidia Quadro FX 4500.
Note: OpenGL is enabled for the GeForce 7300GT, but Advanced Drawing and 3D Acceleration are disabled.
All cards were tested on Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3, and on Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.
x1800, 256 MB
x1800, 512 MB
x1900XT 512 MB
x2900HD, 512 MB
x3870 x2, 512 MB
HD 2400, 256 MB
HD 4850, 512 MB
260 GTX, 896 MB
6800, 256 MB
7600, 256 MB
7800 GTX, 256 MB
7900 GS, 256 MB
7900 GTX, 512 MB
8600M 256 MB
8800 GT, 512 MB
8800 GTX, 768 MB
9600 GT, 512 MB
9800 GTX, 512 MB
370, 256 MB
570, 256 MB
1400, 128 MB
1500, 256 MB
1700, 512 MB
3500, 256 MB
3700, 512 MB
4400, 512 MB
4500, 512 MB
4600, 768 MB
Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Issue: Images display in chunks and with lines in Windows Vista 64-bit.
Solution: Turn off Enable OpenGL Drawing.
Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Issue: When you zoom in and out several times in a large image, Photoshop stops accessing the GPU. (Windows Vista 32-bit).
Solution: Reduce the size of the Photoshop application window.
Card: Nvidia GeForce 7300GT
Issue: When you resize a window using keyboard shortcuts on Mac OS, Photoshop crashes.
Solution: Turn off Enable OpenGL Drawing and make sure you’re using the most recent version of the video card driver.
Card: Nvidia GeFroce GT120
Issue: Crashes occur when making selections in Mac OS.
Solution: Unplug and replug in the video card adapter cable. If this connector comes loose, it can cause crashes in Photoshop.
Cards: Nvidia GeForce GT120 and GeForce 8800
Issue: When you use a large airbrush with a stylus in Mac OS, it takes a long time to display the entire brush stroke. The brush stroke draws in blocky chunks.
Solution: Check for an updated display driver, use a mouse, or turn Enable OpenGL Drawing off while drawing with a stylus and using large brush sizes.
Issue: The cross hairs in the Clone tool's sampling indicator do not display (Mac OS).
Solution: Turn off Enable OpenGL Drawing.
Card: Nvidia GeForce 7300GT
Issue: On 3D models, paint does not preview or incompletely previews until you release the mouse button. (Mac OS Power PC)
Solution: Turn off the 3D Interaction Acceleration option by choosing Photoshop > Preferences > Performance > Advanced Settings.
Important: The Nvidia 7300GT does not work properly with OpenGL on Mac OS earlier than 10.6. Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 if you want to enable OpenGL functionality.
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