Testing MacPro against custom built PC with AMD Ryzen CPU, stock frequency and overclocked. CORRECTION: After re-testing GTX1080 on two 10bit monitors, the 30bit Option in nVidia control panel and in Photoshop did not produce smoother gradients compared to 8bit/channel output. This is misleading from nVidia and Adobe, and I apologize for this error. Photoshop Benchmark download: This is the list of components in this Ryzen build but it is not the best performance per dollar (some components I already have). Soon another video on choosing better components.
For more information on optimizing your Mac Pro for Adobe Photoshop CS5, we suggest checking out Lloyd Chambers' Mac. 8 Core 2.4 GHz (MacPro5,1).
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