Adobe Camera Raw System Requirements

Applicable for

October 2023 release (version 16.0) and later

System requirements for earlier releases

Minimum system requirements for Camera Raw

Windows

  Minimum Recommended
Processor Intel® or AMD processor (2 GHz or faster with SSE 4.2 or later, and 64-bit support), or ARM processor (2 GHz or faster with 64-bit support)
Operating system Windows 10 (version v22H2 or later) or Windows 11 (version 21H2 or later)
RAM 4 GB 16 GB
Hard disk space 4 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
  • 8 GB of dedicated GPU memory or 16 GB of shared memory for full GPU acceleration
For more information, see the ACR GPU FAQ

macOS

  Minimum Recommended
Processor Multicore Intel® processor (2 GHz or faster with SSE 4.2 or later, and 64-bit support) or Apple M1 or later processor
Operating system macOS Monterey (version 12) or later  
RAM 4 GB 16 GB
Hard disk space 4 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
  • 8 GB of dedicated GPU memory or 16 GB of shared memory for full GPU acceleration
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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