Maximum useful graphics capability?

[Peter in the North]

I am wondering if anyone can tell me what sort of graphics capability is required for editing still photographs (in PhotoShop or equivalent). I know I can look up the minimum and recommended system requirements, but that does not tell me very much. So I wonder at what point does adding more graphics capability run into diminishing returns? If you have an idea of the answer, then express it in any form you like: geekbench, actual GPU cards, etc.

Thanks for reading.

 

[MarkC426]

Which Mac is this for?
Tell us some specs, os version etc.

 

[Peter in the North]

I should have been more specific. I am not asking about a specific mac, but more in general. For something I might buy, what level of graphics capability should I be looking for when I purchase? I don’t want to find that there are performance hits for what I do (photoshop with two external 27” monitors) after buying, but there comes a point at which no gains are to be had by buying better GPU capability. What I have now is a 2014 Mac Mini and it is definitely WAY under powered. Is an Intel MacMini more than enough, or should I really wait for something with 32 GPUs on Apple silicon? Looking for an educated guess. Thanks.

 

[MarkC426]

Have a read here:

Mac mini upgrade for photo editing

Hello guys, I have a 2018 Mac Mini 3.6ghz i3 with 16gb ram (the base model + extra ram). I initially got the computer back in 2018 for development purposes and it's fine for that. Recently I've been doing a lot more photography editing raw files in Lightroom and Photoshop. For basic editing on...

forums.macrumors.com

I think Adobe apps are now fully supported on Apple M1 macs.
With an intel mini you can add an eGPU for more horsepower.

 

[Peter in the North]

Thanks for pointing me to that thread. I believe I will see what is coming out shortly, and then be making my (much delayed 😏) purchase. Most probably something with M1X and more than the currently available RAM.

 

[hobowankenobi]

Any M1 Mac will work well...if you go with 16GB of RAM. Plenty of CPU and GPU for 2D work like Photoshop.