Adobe Photoshop
Adobe · Creative
The industry-standard raster image editor.
- Min
- UHD Graphics 630 (integrated) · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3050 8GB · 16 GB RAM
Can My PC Run GIMP?
CreativeOpen source
A free, open-source raster image editor.
GIMP System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- Any modern x86_64 processorIntel Core i5-4460 specs →
- GPU
- Not required
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 1 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: GIMP downloads page
Application details
- Vendor
- GIMP Development Team
- Licence
- Open source
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About GIMP
GIMP is the long-standing free alternative to Photoshop. It is comparatively light and runs on hardware far below what Adobe asks for, though it makes less use of the GPU.
What PC do I need for GIMP?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- Not required
- Processor
- Any modern x86_64 processor
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.
Can my laptop run GIMP?
The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Not required named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.
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