GTX 1050 TI - Panning in Photoshop stuttering

Hi, I got a brand new PC only using it for Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign CC 2018 with the following specs:

i7 8700
32GB DDR4
Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti KalmX, 4GB GDDR5
32" 4k monitor

I thought this should run Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign smoothly but I notice stuttering when panning an image/illustration in PS as well as in AI. In AI it’s not that bad but not perfectly smooth.

I tried all GPU settings in Photoshop (Basic/Normal/Advanced) but it’s all the same.

I have an older PC (i7 6700, 32GB RAM, GTX 960) running on the very same 4k monitor and everything is absolutely smooth.

Could the 1050 TI actually have worse performance in PS/AI compared to the 960? Or what could cause the worse performance compared to my old PC?
I will switch both cards but I would love to have some opinions before I do this.

Thank you very much in advance.

First thought that comes to mind is a driver problem. Check if your GPU drivers are up to date.

Also check if PS has any updates too.

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Photoshop is not too demanding on GPU and it mostly runs in one CPU thread.

Have you checked your Photoshop scratch disks?

Make sure you leave plenty of space on SSD’s for your scratch disks. You can use more than one disk. Never use a HDD in your pool of scratch disks. Check your Windows scratch disk also. I like to assign double my RAM size as a fixed size scratch disk. Maybe there is a clash with your Windows scratch and Photoshop scratch on the same drive? It’s worth a try to have Windows scratch on C:\SSD and Photoshop scratch on D:\SSD.

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Also check the Nvidia control panel settings so that there’s no setting applied that forces on extra antialiasing or something similar.

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I’m sorry, but I have to do this fan favorite:

Double-check that you’ve connected your monitor to the GTX 1050Ti and not the motherboard connectors for the iGPU.

:slight_smile:

This is surprisingly common even among seasoned veterans; You’re excited to get your new computer or GPU running, so end up connecting the cables on auto-pilot.

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