When NVIDIA reached out to ask if we wanted to try the new RTX 4090 GPU, we almost said "no." Most of our readers are photographers, and most photo editing simply doesn't require a top-tier GPU. But we did say "yes" because we wanted to answer a different, more relevant question: do photo editors need a GPU at all? And if so, how much do you need to spend to get top-notch photo editing performance?
Intel has introduced its Arc Pro A-Series range of professional GPUs. Launched at SIGGRAPH, the first products are the Intel Arc Pro A30M GPU for mobile form factors and the Intel Arc Pro A40 (single slot) and A50 (dual slot) GPUs for small desktops.
Intel has told customers that it will raise the prices of a majority of its microprocessors and peripheral chips this year. Citing rising costs, the increase could be more than 10% and 20% in some cases.
As cameras have rapidly evolved over the last decade, so have the requirements to get the most out of them. Specifically, what a photographer should care about when it comes to a computer has gone from simple, to somewhat complicated and often nuanced.
Apple has announced the latest generation of its in-house M1 silicon, the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips that both build on the original chip and dramatically expand their power across multiple categories.
Razer has updated its top of the line laptop for creative professionals: The Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition. This update--which comes just 7 months after Razer unveiled the very first 'Studio Edition' Blade--packs even more power into the laptop, while fixing basically every gripe that we had with the first version when we reviewed it last year.
Microsoft went on an announcement spree today, unveiling a new Surface Go, Surface Headphones, Surface Earbuds, and even a Surface Dock. But the coup de grâce, at least for photographers, is definitely the Surface Book 3: a powerful new high-end laptop targeted at designers and content creators.
If you're looking for a new editing laptop, today is a very good day. Not only did Intel debut its 10th Gen H-Series mobile CPUs, but NVIDIA has just revealed its latest GeForce RTX Super GPUs, paving the way for a slew of new high-performance laptops for creative professionals.
NVIDIA has just released the latest version of its Studio Driver, and creatives who use the company's GPUS should take note. According to NVIDIA, the new driver, "delivers the best performance and reliability for creative applications via extensive testing of creator workflows" by adding support for 10-bit color for creatives who use programs like Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
Last week, Apple and Blackmagic unveiled a new $699 external GPU (eGPU) that brings "desktop-class" graphics performance to MacBook Pros. But if you were hoping that it would be a godsend for speeding up your sluggish Photoshop or Lightroom for post-processing photos, you may want to check out this new 16-minute review by photoshopCAFE.
Apple and Blackmagic have teamed up to design and launch a new external graphics processor (GPU) called the Blackmagic eGPU that brings "desktop-class performance" to the MacBook Pro (which was just updated).
When Adobe unveiled Lightroom CC/6 last month, one of the big features in the update was support for graphics processors (GPU) in order to speed things up in the Develop module. Adobe claimed that some users would see up to a 10x performance increase with the GPU helping the CPU out.
Unfortunately for some users who bought or upgraded to Lightroom CC/6, that hasn't been the case.
Lightroom 6 is coming soon, and a leaked product listing is giving us a good idea of what we can expect in the latest version of Adobe's popular tool for photographers.