Best Laptops for Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop is the industry standard raster graphics editor developed by Adobe.
Laptop Requirements for Adobe Photoshop
The system requirements are modest, but its preferred to have a dedicated graphics processing unit for successfully running PS. GeForce GTX 1650 or better mobile GPU is needed.
Almost all media laptops meet the RAM requirement of 16gb, though 8gb is enough to hit the baseline.
Windows System Requirements
Minimum:
- Processor: Multicore Intel® , AMD, or WinARM processor
- Operating System: Win 11 v24H2, v23H2, Win 10 v22H2, v21H2 LTSC
- Memory (RAM): 8 GB
- Graphics Processing Unit: GPU with DirectX 12 (feature level 12_0 or later) 1.5 GB of GPU memory GPU newer than 7 years. Keep drivers updated with the latest from manufacturer's website. Adobe does not test with GPUs older than 7 years.
- Screen resolution: 1280 x 800 at 100% scaling, or 1920 x 1080 at 150% scaling; 8, 16, and 32-bit color all supported
- Storage space: 10 GB of available hard disk space
Recommended:
- Processor: Multicore Intel® , AMD, or WinARM processor
- Operating System: Win 11 v24H2, v23H2, Win 10 v22H2, v21H2 LTSC
- Memory (RAM): 16 GB or more
- Graphics Processing Unit: GPU with DirectX 12 support (feature level 12_0 or later) 4 GB of GPU memory for 4k displays and greater
- Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 display or higher
- Storage space: 100 GB of available hard disk space Fast internal SSD for app installation Separate internal drive for scratch disks
Best Windows Laptops for PS
These laptops meet the recommended system requirements and let you use the software to its full extent without stutter.
13″
ASUS ROG Flow Z13
Runs 80% of new games on recommended 8060S GPU2026 model64 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptop
16″
ASUS ROG Strix G16
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2026 model16 GB RAMi7 CPU
16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2026 model32 GB RAMIPS screen
16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2026 model32 GB RAMIPS screen
16″
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 16″
2026 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptopAMD CPU
15″
Lenovo IdeaPad 15″
2026 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThinTouchscreenAMD CPU
15″
Lenovo IdeaPad 15″
2026 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThinTouchscreenAMD CPU
16″
ASUS ROG Strix G16
Runs 90% of new games on recommended RTX 5070 Ti GPU2026 model32 GB RAMHigh resolution
15″
HP Victus 15″
15-FA1093DX
Runs 80% of new games on minimum RTX 3050 GPU2025 model16 GB RAMi5 CPUIPS screen
15″
MSI Cyborg 15
B2295
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU16 GB RAM
17″
MSI Cyborg 17
B2074
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2025 model16 GB RAM
17″
NIMO N177
ARN79
2026 model16 GB RAMThinAMD CPUIPS screenHigh resolution
Budget Windows Laptops for PS
These cheaper options meet the minimum system requirements stated by the developer. You may experience slowness in some parts of the software.
ACEMAGIC Mini
M5
Popular2026 model16 GB RAMLightweightAMD CPUHigh resolution
17″
HP OmniBook 3 17″
D5SQ3UAABA
2026 modelTrusted brand8 GB RAMThinAMD CPUIPS screen
16″
HP OmniBook 3 16″
OmniBook
2026 modelTrusted brand8 GB RAMThinTouchscreenAMD CPU
17″
NIMO N173
ARN21S
2026 model16 GB RAMAMD CPUIPS screenFingerprint Reader
17″
NIMO N173
ARN21S
2026 model16 GB RAMAMD CPUIPS screenFingerprint Reader
16″
HP OmniBook 3 16″
16-BY00D
2026 modelTrusted brand8 GB RAMTouchscreenAMD CPUIPS screen
Updated on September 19, 2026.
These recommendations are based on technical details and requirements. We can't guarantee that the app will run on every laptop.
Updated September 22, 2026