Note: Export remains CPU-bound. GPU helps interactive editing, not export.
For photographers, 9.1 represented a turning point where GPU acceleration became reliable for daily editing. Wedding and event photographers noted reduced eye fatigue when making micro-adjustments across thousands of images. Tethered studio photographers regained trust in Sony/Nikon connectivity after earlier 9.0 dropouts. adobe lightroom 9.1
: Lightroom 9.1 featured improved speed in the Library module, particularly when scrolling through large catalogs and using the "Loupe" view. Note: Export remains CPU-bound