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Best graphics card for Laptop/Photoshop

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  • 17-12-2007 7:28pm
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    sudzs
    Registered Users Posts: 8,721 ✭✭✭


    Asking on behalf of a friend....

    He's looking for a laptop at the moment but what sort of graphics card should he get with the intention of using Photoshop. He's thinking of geting a Toshiba Satelite A210-11P with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 250Mb dedicated graphics card. That good enough to run Photoshop??

    Thanks! :)


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    melekalikimaka
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    photoshop doesnt really need gfx card.
    ram and processor is more important


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    ancapailldorcha
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    Would any of ye know if a macbook will run it? The pros are just too expensive for me at the mo. Thanks!!

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    #4
    Overheal
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    Graphics Cards will have an impact on the performance alright but the CPU also has a large part to do with Photoshop.

    Most any dedicated graphics card you buy in a new laptop should be grand. Just dont trust that 'integrated' or 'shared' crap. Get ATi or Nvidia or Nothing: you'll thank yourself in a couple years when the lappy ages a little slower.


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    Voodu Child
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    melekalikimaka wrote: »
    photoshop doesnt really need gfx card.
    ram and processor is more important

    Yes.

    Photoshop doesnt transfer any processing at all to the gfx card. It makes zero use of a 3D cards capabilites. An integrated card would do fine. Spend your money on CPU and ram instead.


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