Upgrade Requirements for Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Adobe Photoshop CS5 is available for Windows and Mac. Windows users should have one of the following operating systems: Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or Windows 7. Note that Windows Vista Home Basic is not supported. Adobe recommends that Vista users install Service Pack 2.
Macintosh users should have Mac OS X 10.5.8 or 10.6. Both Windows and Mac owners must have QuickTime 7.6.2 installed to access multimedia features in Photoshop. - Windows computers need at least an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor and 1GB RAM to upgrade to CS5. The Mac version requires a multi-core Intel processor and 1GB RAM. Photoshop CS5 is not compatible with older PowerPC Macs.
- Photoshop CS5 relies on graphics card processing more than earlier versions. Pay careful attention to the video card requirements.
Both Windows and Mac users must have an OpenGL-compatible video card with hardware acceleration, 16-bit color and 256MB RAM. Support for OpenGL 2.0 and Shader Model 3.0 is necessary for certain advanced features.
Your monitor must run at a 1024x768-pixel resolution or higher. Adobe recommends using a 1280x800 resolution at minimum. - Photoshop CS5 for Windows requires 1GB of free hard drive space. The installation process itself requires additional space. Note that you cannot install CS5 from flash storage devices such as USB flash drives and CompactFlash cards.
The Mac version requires 2GB of storage plus extra space during installation. You cannot install Photoshop on a case-sensitive volume. - You need a broadband Internet connection to validate subscription editions of CS5 and to access Adobe CS Live Services. Note that these services are only available to customers over the age of 13 and may not work in certain countries or languages.
- Adobe offers special upgrade licenses to owners of other Photoshop products. Owners of Photoshop CS4, CS4 Extended, CS3 or CS3 Extended are eligible for the best upgrade pricing. You can also receive an upgrade discount if you have Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 through 9 or Elements 4.0.