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Photography

HAB911

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9. Good idea for an OP

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:22 AM

Tuesday

Photography and processing power is now so intertwined it is unavoidable to run up against hardware limitations. I've always been an early adopter and just upgraded specifically for the reasons you mention. PCIe 5.0 with Nvidia Studio Driver and 16G is head and shoulders above the 3.0 I was using. But even so, like I referenced above, this new Topaz thing called Wonder, supposedly something they have been working on for "professionals" is so far unusable, like 30mins processing a photo. I don't have the patience, and can't afford that big boy GPU 5090 at $2500, lol.

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Another "how the sausage was made" post [View all] HAB911 Sep 21 OP

Topaz has some great tools progressoid Sep 21 #1

Superb results, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 21 #2

That is correct HAB911 Sep 21 #3

Very cool! And yes, obvious. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 21 #5

Topaz is AI. hunter Sep 21 #4

"filter for the internet" HAB911 Sep 21 #6

I forgot to include HAB911 Monday #7

I've been using less Topaz lately. Grumpy Old Guy Tuesday #8

Good idea for an OP HAB911 Tuesday #9