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beldridg

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Question on Use CPU when performing GPU accelerated processing
« on: December 02, 2022, 06:30:00 AM »
I've seen multiple posts on this and I can't seem to find a "best practices" guide on whether to check it.

For example, should I check it if I have a dedicated GPU?

What about if I have an "integrated" CPU in something like the Apple M1 chips?

Should I select it for certain operations and not others?

I've read the manual a couple times and researched some of the forum posts, but I can't find a definitive guide on this.

Thanks,

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beldridg

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Re: Question on Use CPU when performing GPU accelerated processing
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2022, 06:33:42 AM »
PS - I know that the manual says to disable this setting when there is a discrete GPU, but I've also seen advice to the contrary on the forum.

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Re: Question on Use CPU when performing GPU accelerated processing
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2022, 03:38:33 AM »
For me, it's faster to enable it during the alignment phase, and then disable it for meshing and texturing.