View Using GPU Gets Greyed Out Permanently with Outline Mode
Hello, with fresh preferences, 'View using GPU' and scrubby zoom are enabled in Illustrator. if I turn on Outline Mode, Illustrator loses connection with my GPU. The 'View using GPU' option becomes greyed out and never restores. In order to get it back I have to delete my preferences. Here is my system info:
Illustrator 25.1
OS: Windows 10
GPU: 2 x NVIDIA Titan Black
RAM: 64 GB Memory
GPU Driver: Driver 460.89
Display: ASUS PQ321Q 4K

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Adrian Jean commented
PROBLEM STILL EXSITS:
Just updated to Illustrator: 27.8.1
Macbook Pro: M1 Max
64GB RAM
Plenty of SSD/HD space.
MacOS 13.4.1 -
Adrian Jean commented
Same.
Illustrator crashes almost every time I switch to outline mode, and when it doesn't crash (which is only 10% of the time) , I lose GPU view.Illustrator 27.7
Macbook Pro: M1 Max
64GB RAM
Plenty of SSD/HD space.
MacOS 13.4.1Steps I have taken:
- Reinstalled 27.7 nuking all prefs — seems fine
- Set UI to NOT Scaled
- Set Canvas Colour to: WHITE
- Turned on Grid
- Turned on Outline view — CRASHES!!
- Set Canvas Colour to: "Match Brightness" - Seems fine.Also tested in - Reinstalled 27.4 as well, both after nuking all prefs.
Seems to be related to the GRID being ON, and the Canvas Colour setting to "White".
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George commented
Mac OS 13.4
Mac Mini M2 pro
32GB RAM - 1 TB SSDIllustrator 27.6.1
Just opening a file and "View Using GPU" is greyed out at preview mode. Some other files work. I think it has to do with the size of the artboards, at least at the opening.
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Janek Bevendorff commented
Same here. Impossible to work with. As soon as I zoom, the canvas flashes and GPU acceleration turns itself off. After a while, it even keeps turning itself off directly after starting Illustrator. Without acceleration, everything is super slow on my 4k screen and the zoom tool sucks (and lags like crazy).
I think the main trigger is for this is the presence of raster effects in a file. I have one file which I simply cannot open without the GPU renderer ******** itself. But after removing any raster effects from the file, it seems to be working.
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David Kohl commented
I have having this issue aswell. The GPU preview disapears and my zoom tool is all *********. Please fix this
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Mark R commented
This issue seems to have gotten worse with the last update. Reopening the file fixes it until you start zooming around again. This is a huge time burglar, and we have deadlines. Worse with hi-res bitmap images.
Windows 11
i9-10850k
RTX3090
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Loui Costa commented
This bug is super annoying. It makes it almost impossible to work with illustrator. It happens mostly when I'm working on a CMYK mode
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Fasih Khan commented
I remember this issue was resolved in past versions of illustrator, but not sure why they bring this back in the latest release.
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Tor Grimsson commented
Same on 26.3.1 on M1 2021
Illustrator can't handle outline mode and disables GPU.
How is it that adobe makes illustrator worse by each update? how can it be that outline mode (the lightest possible way to view vectors) completely renders the application useless?
RIP my time, energy and mental health troubleshooting, reading forums and ******* head against the wall
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Robert Braun commented
Same here. But at least was able to reset the GPU support by restarting the software. But it's still "pain in the a**".
AI v26.3.1
Windows 10, 21H2
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900KF 3.20 GHz
32 GB RAM
GPU GeForce RTX 3090 -
Ashish John Mundu commented
I'm on the latest version and the issue still persists :(
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Joshua Smith commented
This still isn't fixed in 26.2.1 and despite all support articles claiming it's resolved. Here's a video with a view of all settings, activity logs, etc. Please fix this, as it really makes Illustrator unusable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcTKuZ-lQs
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AlexM commented
If you have GPU Tuning Software like RivaTuner/ Afterburner / GpuTweak, you must shut it down first and then restar Illustrator.
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Burgeni commented
I am getting the same error in the current version of the Illustrator. Please help!
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er1k commented
That is not the first time I get annoyed from Illustrator and search relief in the uservoice.
But it's certainly the first time that I read there is a patch waiting for me in CC that fixes my current problem.
Well played, Adobe... Keep it up. ;)
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Ben commented
I just installed the 26.2.1 update and it only fixed the issue with changing to outline mode. But this bug still occurs if I turn on the rulers or attempt to edit the artboard dimensions.
I just did a few tests by creating new files in both CYMK and RGB.
The bug still has a permanent effect to the file. But I have discovered that if I save it to my Creative Cloud storage and then immediately download via a browser the file will start using the GPU again, until I need to edit the artboards or turn on the rulers.macOS 11.6.5
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Ndow commented
Hallujah! Bug fixed for me in version 26.2.1
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Ndow commented
Still have the same problem on the 26.2 beta.
I have a 2 monitor setup with my windows desktop, one is 4k, the other 1080p. The problem exists on both screens but maybe having one 4k screen plugged in makes the problem happen no matter which moniter illustrator is on.This is probably not very helpful but I did notice is that there is no problem if it is a blank document with not a single graphic on it.
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kmrpack commented
Adobe - my apologies!
I've only just had the pre-release tab become available in my Creative Cloud desktop app. I've installed Illustrator pre-release v26.2 and confirm the bug has now been fixed. Thank you very much :)
Do you know when 26.2 will go into full release?
Thanks :)
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kmrpack commented
OK Adobe, please take notice of this because myself and another user think we have got further to the bottom of this issue which has NOT been fixed in 26.2 Beta.
The problem appears to be with screen resolution on Windows platforms. This affects both laptop screens and external monitors and appears that resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080 are subject to the bug that affects GPU preview. Working at 1080p on any screen is absolutely fine - no issues.
But come on - who in the professional graphics industry is seriously working at 1080p.
Please can we get this screen resolution issue sorted ASAP as it is a real productivity killer having to close and reopen documents to get our GPU zoom and drag back!!!