video card for image editing?

Question

I'm working on building a computer for a friend of mine. He's needing something for image editing. I was thinking of just using the apple Imac standard "9400m," but I have an old 8600 gt Nvidia card sitting around.

Which would be better for image editing?

Answer 1

The 8600gt is the better out of those two cards. And no, the 8600 was not a good gaming card 3 years ago! A 7900gt 256mb which is an old card beat the 8600gt 512mb! So how can it be a good gaming card if the previous generation mid to high end card outperforms it

Answer 2

i do not know much about the 9400m, but the 8600gt should handle all image editing needs, along with minor animations. 8600gt was, at one time a good gaming card (3-4 years ago)

for basic image needs, it should do the trick.

Answer 3

They're both more than enough for image editing.