Supported video cards

Adobe tested most of the following video cards before the release of Photoshop CS5. Newer cards have been tested and added to this list since the release. This document lists the video card by series. The minimum amount of RAM supported on video cards for Photoshop CS5 is 128 MB. 256 MB of RAM is recommended.

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.)

Nvidia GeForce
7000, 8000, 9000, 100, 200, 400 series 

Nvidia Quadro FX
x500, x700, x800, FX370, FX380, FX580 series, Quadro CX cards
(The x represents the initial version number of the card. For example, x500 represents all card lines that end in 500, including the 4500, the 3500, and the 1500 series.)

Nvidia Quadro
600, 2000, 6000, 4000 (Mac).

ATI Radeon 
2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 series

Note: ATI X 1000 series cards are no longer being tested.

ATI FireGL
FireGL (R600 family GPUs x6xx series): V3600, V5600, V7600, V7700, V8600, V8650
FirePro (R700 family GPUs X7xx series): V3700, V3750, V5700, V7750, V8700, V8750

ATI FirePro
FirePro (R800 family GPUs x8xx series): V3800, V3850, V4900, V5800, V7800, V8800, V9800 

Intel
Intel HD Graphics
Intel GMA 4-Series Chipset
Intel HD Graphics Family
Intel HD Graphics P3000

Macintosh
MacBook Air Intel GMA X3100

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Known issues

Card: ATI Radeon HD 3200
Issue: Enable OpenGL Drawing is disabled when you open a new image window in 64-bit Windows 7.
Solution: Set the OpenGL Advanced Settings mode to Basic. The ATI Radeon HD3200 supports only Basic mode. Normal and Advanced modes are unavailable using this card.

Card: ATI FireGL 3350
Issue: Photoshop crashes when the Microsoft display driver is installed for this card in 64-bit Windows 7. This crash can occur when Enable OpenGL Drawing is on or off.
Solution: ATI does not have a driver for this card in Windows 7 64 bit; this card is not supported in Windows 7. If ATI creates a driver, install it to determine whether Enable OpenGL Drawing can be used with this card.

Cards: ATI 1000, 2000, and 3000 series
Issue: Rectangular selection boundaries (marching ants) are off one pixel from the true position of the selection in Windows Vista, 32 bit.
Solution: Download and run the TweakSelectionsOnOldATI_ON registry key. The TweakSelectionsOnOldATI_OFF turns off this registry key. If the TweakSelectionsOnOldATI_ON key does not fix the problem, be sure to run the TweakSelectionsOnOldATI_OFF key to remove the key from the Windows registry.

Important: If you use an ATI 4000 or 5000 series card and run the registry key that turns on this fix, you can introduce the problem. If you do, run the TweakSelectionsOnOldATI_OFF key to turn off the key. 

Card: Nvidia GeForce 7300GT
Issue: Basic is the only Mode available with this video card in Mac OS 10.6.x.
Solution: This functionality is as designed.

Issue: Enable OpenGL Drawing is unavailable when in Mac OS X earlier than 10.5.7.
Solution: This functionality is as designed.

Issue: Editing text in large files is slow.
Solution: In the OpenGL Advanced Settings dialog box, set the mode to Basic, or deselect Enable OpenGL Drawing in Photoshop preferences.

Issue: Scrubby zoom lags or redraws slowly.
Solution: Ignore the symptoms or deselect Enable OpenGL Drawing if you are running in Mac OS X 10.5.x. If you are running in Mac OS X 10.6.x, select Basic mode in the OpenGL Advanced Settings dialog box.

Card: Nvidia GeFroce GT 120

Issue: Crashes occur when making selections in Mac OS.
Solution: Unplug and  reconnect the video card adapter cable. If this connector comes loose, it can cause Photoshop to crash.

Cards: Nvidia GeForce GT 120 and GeForce 8800
Issue: The Anti-Alias Guides And Paths option in the OpenGL Advanced Settings dialog box does not create anti-aliasing in selections. This issue occurs when Advanced or Normal mode on Mac OS.
Solution: Set the mode to Basic.

Note: Photoshop does not support ATI CrossFire or SLI video cards.

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