Posted by Ned Fenimore on November 7, 2008 at 3:57 PM
I just rebuilt my workstation with a new quad core processor and other upgrades. Do the Photoshop versions at or past CS2 offer multi-processor support, or is that something I add on the side. TIA
Posted by Mel Ladewig on November 7, 2008 at 4:05 PM
I don't think any versions of PhotoShop truly utilize multicore architecture at this time. But the system will receive a performance benefit due to the cores.
Posted by John Mumaw on November 7, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Yes...sort of.
However, other bottlenecks in your system will prevent PS from making the most of multi-core operations.
See what Photoshop product manager John Nack has to say here.
Posted by Greg Barteluk on November 7, 2008 at 4:58 PM
I upgraded from 2 to 4 cores running CS3 and noticed a significant increase in large-scale processing jobs like photomerge. Maybe the most significant performance improvement for Photoshop is the 64bit CS4, which recognizes as much RAM as you can afford. Cheers.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on November 7, 2008 at 6:09 PM
It's complicated. This link does a pretty good job of explaining why.
Posted by John Mumaw on November 7, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Hmmm....that's the same link I posted earlier.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on November 7, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Thanks for the input. I've already noticed quite an improvement in operations over my AMD dual core.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on November 7, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Discussion
7 repliesHowever, other bottlenecks in your system will prevent PS from making the most of multi-core operations.
See what Photoshop product manager John Nack has to say here.
Same content; different link. Oh well.