The 1.10 series was marketed as Serif's "biggest performance update ever," fundamentally optimizing the app's core codebase to improve speed across all platforms.
: Significant improvements were made to how the app handles complex stacks of hundreds of layers and filter effects, ensuring editing remains smooth even in dense projects. Affinity Photo 1.10.4
: Refinements were made to OpenCL (Windows) and Metal (macOS) hardware acceleration to prevent visual inaccuracies and performance bottlenecks. Affinity Photo 1.10.4