CarlB7413

I have a Desktop computer Intel i7-3770 CPU. Photoshop 2023 says my graphics card is not acceptable and that Camera Raw may soon no longer function for me. I have gone to the Adobe site and found two requirements. 2000 or greater ops/sec and DirectX 12. I can find DirectX 12 GPU's but haven't seen specs for the 2000 or greater ops/sec GPU's. Any suggestions for a good value GPS that will keep PS 2023 happy? Thanks.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

PS also requires a driver no more than 6 months old and at least 1.5GB VRAM. This site will give you performance and price data on every available video card. If it fits within your budget and you may want to use some high performance AI products such as Topaz, a card with 6-8GB is preferable. Two other considerations: most of the newer higher performance cards have a separate power connector, so make sure your power supply has the required connector and sufficient extra power to support the card. It’s not unusauL for a graphics card to draw 100-200W, often more than the CPU. Also, since many/most cards have fans, they are wider than a single card slot card, so make sure you have both an open PCIe slot with extra room on the component side and room at the back of the card, as these are usually (but not always) full length cards.
https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

Any 3000 series NVIDIA video card with 6-8 GB GDDR RAM should handle PS very well, especially now that the 4000 series has been out a while. I would not splurge too much on a video card with a 3770 vintage CPU. If you're not planning on doing video that should serve you well for many years. Whatever card you're looking at make sure there is enough space in the case, especially if it is a 3 fan version.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Do you see AI software in your future? GPU support for AI is becoming more of a consideration these days. However, with an older CPU (and therefore an older motherboard) you will find yourself more and more limited where your hardware options are concerned. Older operating systems can also be limiting.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I remember a few years ago that video cards were very expensive and hard to find. Has that gotten any better? I think it was because of Bitcoin mining.

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

There was a recent spike in the cost of video cards with the release of the 40xx series, but prices have dropped a bit. It's a very demand driven market, almost like real estate. I find it crazy that a video card can cost more than the motherboard/CPU/memory combo, and in some cases the entire PC assembly! It has gotten out of hand. Demand is also driven by the gaming and creative industries too. Bitcoin mining has moved to a more specialized arena, and doesn't affect the desktop market as it used to.

bkwaters

Yes, much better.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Now it’s AI and HPC (high performance computing/supercomputing) that’s driving the demand for the higher end cards. Almost every big compute cluster running AI applications (which is just about everyone) is moving to clusters that are centered around GPUs for performance. NVidia is still the leader in this space, followed by AMD, but even Intel (who is struggling to keep up with AMD in CPUs) is getting seriously into the game.

bud 77 Loc: Long Beach, WA

I had the exact same problem and the teck found a malware that replaced the driver and gave similar error messages. Ran malware bytes and fixed it. Had to down the driver after removing the malware

Desert Gecko Loc: desert southwest, USA

I'd recommend a used card from a reputable eBay seller. Remember, it'll come with a 30-day eBay warranty.

Nothing fancy, just something like an Nvidia GTX 1060, and I'd recommend the 6GB version. You can move up to the GTX 1070, or even the 1080ti, which is still a formidable card with its 12GB of VRAM. Next gen would be the 16-series, such as the GTX 1660. I would avoid anything ending in 50, such as a GTX 1050 or 1650. (The first two digits of an Nvidia card tell the generation, and the last two tell the model -- and higher is better.)

Any of these will run at least 4k ops/second and support DirectX 12.

Jerry and ChrisG, I don't think Bitcoin was ever a factor in GPU scarcity & pricing. It was Ethereum mining that used GPUs and drove the prices to insane levels, but Ethereum has gone proof of stake, meaning that's all in the past and GPU prices have returned to pre-Ethereum levels -- for now, at least. I've heard rumblings that AI will drive up GPU prices just like Ethereum did, as networks of banks of GPU cards will be needed for servers to keep up.

Carl, you might poke around passmark.com to look at and compare GPU benchmarks. Click on one that interests you to see more, including the DirectX version it supports and the number of ops/sec it's capable of.

Finally, anything newer/better than maybe a GTX 2060 would surely be bottlenecked by your CPU, so it wouldn't be better than an older model, such as those I suggested. And TriX is right, you need to consider your PSU (power supply) connector, although many can be adapted, if needed.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Good advice.