# How I can improve my work with Adobe programs

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/how-i-can-improve-my-work-with-adobe-programs/81861>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** intel-ultra-series-1, expansion-cards, other-issues\
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/how-i-can-improve-my-work-with-adobe-programs/81861 "2026-04-16T12:06:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anna1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Anna1](https://community.frame.work/u/Anna1)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/how-i-can-improve-my-work-with-adobe-programs/81861/1 "2026-04-16T12:06:33Z")

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Hi all!  
Since 6 months I am a proud owner of **Framework 13** (Intel Core Ultra Series 1 - Ultra 7 165H (up to 5.0GHz, 6+8 cores)/ 32GB Memory / 1TB Storage / Windows 11 Pro). I bought it with an idea of working a lot with GIS programs as well as Adobe programs (Illustrator, InDesign). I’m experiencing now a lot of waiting time while working on images or pdf in InDesign. Files I’m working at are not specifically big (200MB). Are there any tips of settings I should adjust to improve the performance? Or actually I should think about working with external graphic card? Thank you in advance

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**Author:** ![pkunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@pkunk](https://community.frame.work/u/pkunk)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/how-i-can-improve-my-work-with-adobe-programs/81861/2 "2026-04-16T17:54:20Z")

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Welcome to the community @Anna1,

Those program and very graphically intensive and the built in graphics on just about any laptop struggles with heavy graphics applications compared to a machine with a dedicated video card.

An external graphics card will make a big difference compared to the laptop but it is no substitute for a full on desktop with dedicated graphics abilities.

The AMD AI processors would have made a little better progress graphics wise but the end result would be the same.

The Framework 13 with those specs is a very capable device it just needs a little help with the heavy graphics. It has the modularity and portability down to a science but raw graphics performance are weak on any laptop without dedicated graphics.

Even gaming laptops struggle where a mid-range  
desktop with a decent graphics card runs circles around it.