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GPU-Acceleration on Windows

It would be brilliant to have this as an option especially since more and more people are using high DPI/4K displays and the CPU is not capable of allowing for smooth zooming/scrolling/panning in most cases. It's working perfectly fine with Photoshop and rather good with Illustrator so I can't see why this shouldn't be possible with InDesign as well.
On my 4K Dell XPS 15 it's quite a pain to scroll through the document or zoom in and out, laggy as hell although this is a very poweful machine!

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FIXED  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded  · 

GPU Acceleration on Windows is available with the latest InDesign 2025(v20.4.0.052). Please update to the latest InDesign via the CCD app to get this feature.

The minimum system requirements for using GPU Acceleration on

  1. Windows are: Monitor with a display resolution greater than 2K
  2. GPU card with at least 1GB vRAM.

Note on GPU Acceleration: High-resolution monitors are becoming the standard. With the high monitor resolutions, it is getting difficult for the CPU to handle the rendering. This is where the GPU comes into play. Rendering on high-density displays is best handled by the GPU. GPU acceleration makes the rendering of the documents faster while zooming, scrolling, and panning. The enhanced performance from using the GPU in InDesign powers features like Animated Zoom, which make zoom actions smooth and animated.

Based on our internal tests, we found that GPU acceleration provides better performance when the monitor's display resolution is greater than 2K and the GPU has at least 1GB vRAM. Hence, these have been set as the minimum system requirements.

You can read more about the GPU feature here:

  • https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/system-requirements.html
  • https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/optimize-indesign-performance.html

For any issue related to GPU Acceleration on Windows, please provide below information:

  • Display adapters in Device Manager (Ensure that the display cable is connected to the GPU port on machines with dual display ports for proper rendering)
  • Display settings (To access the GPU feature on Windows, the monitor should have a resolution above 2K.)
  • Share the IDSniffer file available at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign\Version 20.0\en_US\Caches\GPULog\IDSniffer

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  • Steven Moussa commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a graphic designer It would be easier to have the Scrubby zoom option in Id same like in Ps and Ai, thank you :)

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Whilst you're at it, sort the spam in the comments section.

  • JM commented  ·   ·  Report

    I want scrubby zoom in ID that works EXACTLY as it does on AI & PS (2020+) for me. I don't have the GPU option under preferences, but this should work ANYWAY. You guys need to get some consistency between your products. Humans work on muscle memory. I use AI a lot, and PS quite a bit, so when I move over to ID my hands do the motions to which they are accustomed. Start listening to your users, and thinking about their workflows and needs for a change.

  • frazzlesnap commented  ·   ·  Report

    I've also started using Affinity Publisher. Aside from lack of GREP support, I am very pleased with it. Since I'm mostly setting up graphics-intensive brochures and books/magazines, the GPU acceleration is critical. It isn't too much of a leap going from InDesign to Affinity, usage-wise, and is pretty intuitive. I am very happy with the purchase, especially since I got it for 50% off. Maybe if more people mention positive experiences with Affinity, Adobe will finally respond to this aging thread?

    Oh, lest I forget - I've never experienced slowdowns or corrupted preferences with Affinity. On my home system (Threadripper 2950X, 128GB DDR4, dual RTX20280s, boot/app/temp storage 3 Samsung Pro 970 1TB) Affinity takes less than 5 seconds to load. InDesign takes about 45s to a minute. Not too big a deal. But... It takes my work system (i7 9700K, 32GB DDR4, GTX1060 6GB, Samsung Pro 970 1TB) about 5-10 minutes to open InDesign and have it responsive. Affinity? 5 seconds. It takes only about 45 seconds to open InDesign if I do a fresh install, but it immediately resumes its terrible behavior upon reopening. Even without customized preferences, they get corrupted. I don't know why preferences get corrupted in the first place. Is there something inherently abstruse about the method for their implementation, such that mere mortals cannot fathom how to create stable customization? Maybe Adobe can spend some resources that they aren't directing to the problems of Windows users toward fixing the preferences problem? GPU acceleration, Preferences, something? No? At least the apps' splash screens are pretty.

  • Dalibor commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have tried Affinity Publisher few days ago....guys, amazing speed with full resolution images, no low-res preview mode. There is only one reason why I must use InDesign....database publishing provided by 65bit easycatalog plug-in:-(

    No feedback from Adobe for question about GPU support???? Nice care about customers! :-( InDesign 2021??? Nice joke :-))))))) I´m laughing after I read "What´s new" :-))

  • frazzlesnap commented  ·   ·  Report

    Here's to 3 years of waiting, and counting, for Adobe to even acknowledge the existence of this thread... I guess Windows users should be grateful we aren't still running PageMaker 6.5?

  • Pistle Jumbo commented  ·   ·  Report

    GPU acceleration - using a graphics card to do graphics-intensive tasks that the CPU would otherwise have to do - has transformed 3D and compositing on desktop and laptop computers. Here's a short video from Eyon that illustrates this and is a good primer for anyone unfamiliar with the concept.

  • jcianca commented  ·   ·  Report

    Still waiting. Still slow. Now it isn't even supported on 2020 mac???

  • ZANI commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hey Adobe, why does "Scrubby" Zoom work perfectly fine in Photoshop and Illustrator on Windows 10, but InDesign gets left in laggy land? GPU obviously isn't the issue...

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

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  • i fell commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please, we need this. Now more than ever.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Already 3,5 yrs available on Mac and still not on Windows.

    I do not believe Windows userbase is that much smaller or less relevant... is it? Well Adobe seems to think so.

  • Seif commented  ·   ·  Report

    Seriously.... Developers...... WHAT!!!!!!!! Give me a good reason why there isn't Scrubby Zoom on Windows. Please! Just one good reason. When you find out you don't have any good reasons. Please add Scrubby Zoom asap.

    Sincerely,

    a paying customer

  • gavin commented  ·   ·  Report

    come on Adobe, your being lazy, you very much know us students are a large part of your investments plz don't let us down, bring the scrubby zoom now, its about time, shape up, or mess up, it's 2020, and competition is hotter than ever, don't get caught slipping or else you'll fall out the race, your not the only one anymore, just remember that.

  • Nick commented  ·   ·  Report

    Discovered this morning that Microsoft Publisher has graphics acceleration. MICROSOFT PUBLISHER!!!! Why does this suggestion not even have a response from Adobe?

  • og commented  ·   ·  Report

    +1
    as usual, Adobe seems to never use its own software.

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