GPU

Many curricular specific computer programs have graphical needs beyond our standard hardware recommendations, in many instances there are additional facilities to support these needs. Please reference this chart for further information on these applications and their publisher's hardware recommendations for personal computer equipment.

GPU Recommendations

SOFTWARE	Minimum Graphics Requirements	Recommended Graphics Hardware	Publisher's Reference	Specific Models Listed	Majors
					Graphic Design	Photography	Film	Animation
Adobe CC Photoshop	nVidia GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent	nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 or Quadro T1000	https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html	X	X	X
Adobe CC Lightroom	1 GB VRAM GPU with DirectX 12 support.	4 GB VRAM GPU for large, high-resolution displays.	https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/system-requirements.html			X
Adobe CC Illustrator	To use GPU Performance you should have a minimum of 1GB of VRAM and support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater.	To use GPU Performance, 2GB is recommended for Mac, 4GB is recommneded for Windows.	https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html	X	X
Adobe CC InDesign	To use GPU Performance you should have a minimum of 1GB of VRAM and support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater.	To use GPU Performance, 2GB is recommended for Mac, 4GB is recommneded for Windows.	https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/system-requirements.html		X
Adobe CC Premier	2 GB of GPU VRAM	4 GB of GPU VRAM	https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html#gpu-acceleration	X			X	X
Adobe CC AfterEffects	2GB of GPU VRAM	NVIDIA driver 430.86 or later	https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/system-requirements.html				X	X
Avid Media Composer	Please see Avid's list for further information on Windows and Macintosh systems and I/O requirements.		https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/compatibility/en422411	X			X
Autodesk Maya	Please see Autodesk's list of certified graphics hardware.		https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/troubleshooting/caas/simplecontent/content/maya-certified-hardware.html	X				X