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doc/guide/gpu/opencl_installation.rst
r8ae8532 r990d8df 4 4 OpenCL Installation 5 5 ******************* 6 *Warning! GPU devices do not in general offer the same level of memory protection as CPU devices. If your code attempts to write outside allocated memory buffers unpredicatable behaviour may result (eg, your video display may freeze, or your system may crash, etc). Do not install OpenCL drivers without first checking for known issues (eg, some computer manufacturers install modified graphics drivers so replacing these may not be a good idea!). If in doubt, seek advice from an IT professional before proceeding further.* 6 *Warning! GPU devices do not in general offer the same level of memory 7 protection as CPU devices. If your code attempts to write outside allocated 8 memory buffers unpredicatable behaviour may result (eg, your video display 9 may freeze, or your system may crash, etc). Do not install OpenCL drivers 10 ithout first checking for known issues (eg, some computer manufacturers 11 install modified graphics drivers so replacing these may not be a good 12 idea!). If in doubt, seek advice from an IT professional before proceeding 13 further.* 7 14 8 15 1. Check if you have OpenCL already installed … … 25 32 Mac OSX 26 33 ....... 27 For OS X operating systems higher than 10.6 OpenCL is shipped along with the system. 34 For OS X operating systems higher than 10.6 OpenCL is shipped along with 35 the system. 28 36 29 However, OpenCL has had a rocky history on Macs. Apple provide a useful compatibility table at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202823 37 However, OpenCL has had a rocky history on Macs. Apple provide a useful 38 compatibility table at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202823 30 39 31 40 … … 44 53 ....... 45 54 N/A 46 47 You cannot download OpenCL driver updates for your Mac. They are packaged with the normal quarterly OS X updates from Apple. 55 56 You cannot download OpenCL driver updates for your Mac. They are packaged 57 with the normal quarterly OS X updates from Apple. 48 58 49 59 50 60 .. note:: 51 Intel provides OpenCL drivers for Intel processors at https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/opencl-drivers 61 Intel provides OpenCL drivers for Intel processors at 62 https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/opencl-drivers 52 63 These can sometimes make use of special vector instructions across multiple 53 64 processors, so it is worth installing if the GPU does not support double … … 55 66 or AMD. 56 67 57 68 58 69 .. note:: 59 70 This help document was last changed by Steve King, 08Oct2016
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