Difference between revisions of "I have a GPU, but BOINC doesn't see it"

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For BOINC to be able to use your GPU, you need to install BOINC as not a service and add correct drivers to your operating system.  
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If BOINC needs to be able to use your GPU for computations, a couple of things are required. Such as BOINC not being installed as a service under Windows and correct drivers downloaded from the GPU manufacturer. Installing BOINC as a service, disables GPU computation. Installing drivers via Windows disables OpenCL computing, required for many projects.<br>
 
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[[Is BOINC installed as a service? | Is BOINC installed as a service? This disables computing with the GPU]]<br>
 
[[Is BOINC installed as a service? | Is BOINC installed as a service? This disables computing with the GPU]]<br>
 
[[Stop BOINC running as a service | Stop running BOINC as a service and reinstall it correctly]]<br>
 
[[Stop BOINC running as a service | Stop running BOINC as a service and reinstall it correctly]]<br>
[[Drivers | Check drivers]]
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[[Drivers | Install drivers from the GPU manufacturer as Windows installed drivers disable GPU computation]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 18 February 2017

If BOINC needs to be able to use your GPU for computations, a couple of things are required. Such as BOINC not being installed as a service under Windows and correct drivers downloaded from the GPU manufacturer. Installing BOINC as a service, disables GPU computation. Installing drivers via Windows disables OpenCL computing, required for many projects.

Is BOINC installed as a service? This disables computing with the GPU
Stop running BOINC as a service and reinstall it correctly
Install drivers from the GPU manufacturer as Windows installed drivers disable GPU computation