- The GPU calculation requires a compatible Nvidia graphics card.
- The Nvidia card must have compute capability of 3.5 or higher.
- This can be checked on this NVIDIA site
- https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus#compute
- Some older version supported cards are listed here https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-legacy-gpus
- The Nvidia card must support CUDA driver version 11.1 or higher
- The computer must have CUDA driver version 11.1 or higher installed
- This can be checked by opening NVIDIA control panel (Right click on Desktop)
- Click on System Information and then Click on the Components Tab
- If the CUDA driver version is lower than 11.1, it can be upgraded by using the NVIDIA GeForce Application.
- If it is not installed on the computer, it can be downloaded from this NVIDIA site https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/geforce-experience/
- Open Nvdia GeForce Experience
- Log in or Create Account
- Click on Drivers then Check for Updates
