GPU Requirements

An OpenCL driver (1.2 or later) for the GPU is necessary to use Zivid.

• For Windows, it is usually installed together with the graphics driver: NVIDIA, Intel.

• For Linux, you usually need to install the OpenCL driver.

Follow the instructions on how to check whether you have OpenCL.

Dedicated GPU

It is also the best choice if the GPU will be used for more than Zivid’s computations. A medium to high-end NVIDIA GPU with at least 3 GB of memory is required for optimal performance. This is the preferred solution for Zivid.

Requirements:

• NVIDIA GPUs must have compute capability higher than a minimum required value of 3.3. If this requirement is not fulfilled, the SDK will throw an exception:

  The compute capability X.Y of the NVIDIA compute device is lower than the minimum required compute capability 3.3 (or The minimum required SM version is 3.3. Device has version X.Y).

  An overview of NVIDIA GPUs and their corresponding compute capability can be found in https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus.

Recommendations:

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or better for desktops

• NVIDIA GeForce MX150 or better for laptops

  Caution

  Support for Ubuntu 18.04 is removed since SDK 2.10. To see Ubuntu 18.04 instructions for an earlier SDK version, change the Knowledge Base version in the top left corner.

CPU with integrated GPU

The benefit of an integrated GPU is that the data transfer from GPU to CPU is fast. It is also beneficial for applications that require low power consumption, e.g., battery-powered mobile platforms. A high-end integrated GPU with at least 3 GB of memory available is required for optimal performance.

Recommendations:

• Intel i7 with HD630 or better

  Caution

  Support for Ubuntu 18.04 is removed since SDK 2.10. To see Ubuntu 18.04 instructions for an earlier SDK version, change the Knowledge Base version in the top left corner.

Tip

Use CPU with integrated GPU for applications that require low power consumption, e.g., battery powered mobile platforms with cameras.

Version History

SDK	Changes
2.11.0	AMD is no longer recommended. Official support has been removed in SDK, see Enable Unsupported Compute Device for Zivid Software.
2.10.0	Support for Ubuntu 18.04 removed.