04-20-2021, 06:20 AM
Skeffin: I have 8 gigabytes of RAM, in a gaming PC that is mid-range by the standards of about 8 years ago. I do have slowdown with large brush sizes (>500px) in the programs I use, mainly when doing fast strokes, but it's not enough to bug me.
CPU (and/or GPU if the program uses GPU acceleration) power is probably the bigger issue. Another big factor is how well-optimized the program you're using is. Still, if you haven't already, try googling "optimize Photoshop (or whichever program you use) performance" and you may find some tweaks that you can apply. You probably need a beastly desktop to work at high speed on a 30 layer file though, depending on the program.
CPU (and/or GPU if the program uses GPU acceleration) power is probably the bigger issue. Another big factor is how well-optimized the program you're using is. Still, if you haven't already, try googling "optimize Photoshop (or whichever program you use) performance" and you may find some tweaks that you can apply. You probably need a beastly desktop to work at high speed on a 30 layer file though, depending on the program.