How much laptop video memory do I need for Photoshop?

[Uclagamer_99]

I'm in the market for a new laptop and alot of my work is in Photoshop and was just wondering if these onboard graphics with 16mb is good enough. I usually have at least 64mb on my desktops and 16mb and even 32mb seem pretty low for graphic intensive work. Any suggestions?

 

[eriqesque]

I think that the amount of RAM is more important
than video memory

 

[nmcglennon]

You are right RAM matters more. On my laptop, I am running 3DSMax and Photoshop with 256MB RAM, and I only have a 32MB Gfx Card.

 

[jschuk]

Not that I am doing much more than retouching photos, but photoshop 5 runs just fine on my wife's laptop with 256MB and 2.5MB of video memory.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

yeah, stock up on the system memory, video memory isn't as important as 4MB of video memory should be enough for photoshop

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: eriqesque
the amount of RAM is more important
than video memory