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Find answers to commonly asked questions about Photoshop and graphics processor (GPU) card usage.
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With the Photoshop 23.0 release, you can run the graphics processor compatibility check to ensure your GPU is compatible:
Go to Help > GPU Compatibility and see the report dialog that opens.
Photoshop leverages the graphics processor in your system to provide a seamlessly smooth Photoshop experience and increased performance with many features.
Features that won't work without a GPU
If your graphics processor is unsupported or its driver is defective, the following Photoshop features won't work:
If you encounter any issues working with the above features, see Graphics processor (GPU) troubleshooting.
If you are using an older graphics card or driver, GPU functionality in Photoshop may be limited or not supported.
Generally, consider using GPUs with an Average Ops/Sec of 2000 or higher on PassMark's GPU Computer Benchmark Chart.
Choose Edit > Preferences > Performance (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Performance (macOS).
In the Performance panel, make sure that Use Graphics Processor is selected in the Graphics Processor Settings section.
Click Advanced Settings and specify the following option:
Use OpenCL: Enable to accelerate the new Blur Gallery filters, Smart Sharpen, Select Focus Area, or Image Size with Preserve Details selected (Note: OpenCL is available only on newer graphics cards that support OpenCL v1.1 or later.)
Photoshop does not take advantage of multiple graphics cards. Conflicting drivers may also cause crashes or other problems.
You may encounter the Green screen error when Photoshop is running and switch screen resolutions (attach or remove the second monitor of a different resolution). As a workaround, do any of the following:
Running Photoshop under virtual machines, or VMs, is not tested extensively nor officially supported. Running Photoshop with Use Graphics Processor enabled under virtual machines and remote desktop is not supported at all.
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