I need help to figure out the snappiest version of Photoshop

[AnirbanG007]

I've had Photoshop CC 2019, it ran okay on my laptop (i5 6200u, 8 gigs of ddr4 ram, 5400 rpm hdd). After I upgraded to Photoshop 2020, things quickly went downhill, and it slowed down to a crawl. I have limited internet availability right now, so I really can't download and test different versions of Photoshop.

 

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what's the snappiest and stable version of Photoshop they've experienced, or if they could tell me their experiences with different versions of Photoshop. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

Also, I have upgraded my laptop with an MX500 and a total of 16 gigs of ram.

[Jumballi]

A big issue with snappiest version often is bundled with the hardware it was snappy with. Best of luck in your search but remember to double check that the version you go with is compatible with your hardware.

[AnirbanG007]

6 minutes ago, Jumballi said:

A big issue with snappiest version often is bundled with the hardware it was snappy with. Best of luck in your search but remember to double check that the version you go with is compatible with your hardware.

Thanks, I mean I could easily go with CS6 but I'm kinda inclined on going with one of the CC versions. If northing checks out in the end, I might as well install CC 19 which worked okay, with an SSD I assume it's going to work better.

[Roswell]

15 hours ago, AnirbanG007 said:

Thanks, I mean I could easily go with CS6 but I'm kinda inclined on going with one of the CC versions. If northing checks out in the end, I might as well install CC 19 which worked okay, with an SSD I assume it's going to work better.

Smells like piracy. 
 

Pirated Adobe apps are often riddled with malware and workarounds, slowing them down considerably. 
 

Pay for CC legitimately and they’re all perfectly snappy.