Camera Raw system requirements

Applicable for

December 2020 release (version 14.1) and later

System requirements for earlier releases

Minimum system requirements for Camera Raw

Windows

  Minimum Recommended
Processor Intel®, AMD, or ARM processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor
Operating system Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1809 or later; LTSC versions are not supported
RAM 4 GB 16 GB
Hard disk space 2 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space required for installation
Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 display at 100% UI scaling 1920 x 1080 display at 100% UI scaling
Graphics card (GPU) requirements
  • GPU with DirectX 12 support
  • 2 GB of GPU memory
  • GPU with DirectX 12 support
  • 4 GB of GPU memory for 4k displays and greater
For more information, see the ACR GPU FAQ

macOS

  Minimum Recommended
Processor Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support or M1 Apple Silicon processor
Operating system macOS Mojave (version 10.14) or later
macOS Big Sur (version 11)
macOS Catalina (version 10.15)
RAM 4 GB 16 GB
Hard disk space 2 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space is required during installation
Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 display 1920 x 1080 display or greater 
Graphics card (GPU) requirements
  • GPU with Metal support
  • 2 GB of GPU memory
  • GPU with Metal support
  • 4 GB of GPU memory for 4k displays and greater

To find out if your computer supports Metal, see Mac computers that support Metal

For more information, see the ACR GPU FAQ

Language versions available for Camera Raw

Adobe Camera Raw is available in the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • Norwegian
  • Swedish
  • Danish
  • Chinese Simplified
  • Chinese Traditional
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Turkish
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Hungarian

Considerations for GPU acceleration

  • For answers to questions about GPU and related troubleshooting information, see Adobe Camera Raw graphics processor (GPU) FAQ and troubleshooting.
  • Camera Raw currently doesn't take advantage of more than one graphics processor. Using multiple GPUs does not enhance performance.
  • GPUs running under virtual machines are not tested or supported.
  • A test is run on the GPU the first time you open Camera Raw. If the test fails, the GPU is disabled even if the GPU meets the minimum requirements. Try these troubleshooting steps to try to resolve the error. Some GPUs, despite meeting the minimum requirements, may never be compatible with Camera Raw for graphics acceleration.

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