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Can I run Adobe Photoshop?

Adobe Photoshop by Adobe: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.

Minimum requirements

CPU
Windows: multicore Intel, AMD or Windows-on-Arm processor; Intel/AMD CPUs need AVX2 and SSE 4.2. Mac: multicore Intel or Apple silicon processor
GPU
Windows: GPU with DirectX 12 (feature level 12_0 or later), 1.5 GB of GPU memory (4 GB on Windows on Arm), newer than 7 years. Mac: Metal support. Video RAM 1.5 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
10 GB
OS
Windows 11 (v24H2, v23H2) or Windows 10 (v22H2, v21H2 LTSC); Windows on Arm: Windows 10 64-bit (version 20H2) or later; macOS 26, 15.x or 14.x

Recommended requirements

CPU
Windows: multicore Intel, AMD or Windows-on-Arm processor (same as minimum). Mac: ARM-based Apple silicon processor
GPU
Windows: GPU with DirectX 12 (feature level 12_0 or later) and 4 GB of GPU memory for 4K displays and greater. Video RAM 2 GB
RAM
16 GB
Storage
100 GB
OS
Windows: same as minimum; macOS Sequoia (version 15.6.1)

Check your laptop

Which laptops can reach 8 GB of RAM?

291 of 317 laptops in our database support at least 8 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.

Where these requirements come from

  • minimum: Monitor 1280x800 at 100% scaling (or 1920x1080 at 150% on Windows). macOS: additional free space is needed during installation, and Photoshop can't be installed on a case-sensitive volume. An internet connection and registration are required for activation.
  • recommended: Fast internal SSD for app installation, plus a separate internal drive (Windows) or additional high-speed drive or SSD (Mac) for scratch disks. Display 1920x1080 or higher.

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