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[♪ Music ♪] [CS6]
[Zorana Gee] [Senior Product Manager, Photoshop] I often get the question
what is the best system to buy for Photoshop performance?
Depending on what type of user you are, the details can be varied.
But there are some general optimization tips and setup steps that are recommended.
For the details, I urge you to check out Jeff Tranberry's blog,
which will have the latest information.
Go ahead and click on this link.
You'll have a list of all the important things to do to Photoshop
to set up your system for optimal performance.
For one, and you've probably heard it before, memory does matter.
Get as much memory as you can into your 64-bit system,
and Photoshop will be able to process large images much faster.
It's also important to pay attention to the amount of video RAM you have.
For the best performance, we recommend 512 MB of VRAM.
This is especially important if you're using any of the 3D or GPU-dependent features.
Video RAM allows Photoshop to draw things to screen faster,
giving you real-time results and exponential performance boosts.
The Pfeiffer Productivity Benchmark Report
shows that with features like Liquify,
certain operations will be 100 times faster than older versions.
As we continue to port features over to leverage your graphics card,
it's really important to pay attention to the minimum requirements.
It's also worthy to know that the more applications you have open,
the more Photoshop will be competing for resources,
so shut down any apps that you don't need immediately,
and it's even more important to do this if you're using 3D
or running other GPU-dependent apps.
Lastly, if you have the option to use or purchase an SSD, solid-state drive, do it.
We've seen an average of at least 25% speed increase for file I/0.
One other benefit here is that if you're using an SSD drive,
you no longer have to assign a separate drive as your scratch disk.
In other words, your startup disk, as well as your scratch disk,
can be the same if it's an SSD drive.
And one last tip for a faster save
is this preference that we've added in CS6.
Check this if you have the space on your hard drive,
because it can save large files up to 20 times faster.
[Adobe]
