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    Should I install the ATI OpenCL drivers?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Hungry Man, Nov 15, 2010.

  1. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    I just updated from 10.2 and wiped all of the ATI stuff with driver cleaner pro. I've updated to 10.10 and I saw that there's also an "OpenCL" driver. What is this for? I don't really know about that stuff =p

    Thanks.

    Also I'm running Windows 7 64-bit, sony vaio VPCEC290X
     
    Hungry Man, Nov 15, 2010
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  2. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you don't know, you don't need it.

    It's for parallel GPU processing in enabled apps. (Of which there are very few.)
     
    JohnnyFlash, Nov 16, 2010
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  3. Ruckus

    Ruckus Notebook Deity

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    Or you could actually read and see it's not for mobile use. That's probably a lot easier.
     
    Ruckus, Nov 16, 2010
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  4. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    ... it installed with no issue on my laptop and boinc is quite happy with aps that use it
     
    granyte, Nov 16, 2010
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  5. Ruckus

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    That's amazing considering the drivers don't support mobile. INF attached can see it's desktop only.
     

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    Ruckus, Nov 16, 2010
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  6. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    there were some beta ones for mobile on 10.7 (and maybe 10.8) that supported CL stuff I think.
     
    MagusDraco, Nov 16, 2010
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    Laeadern Notebook Consultant

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    Well if anyone wants OpenCL there is always the ATI Stream SDK version 2.2 out for download, works just fine for mobile GPU's....just don't install the extra packs that come with it as they are not needed.
     
    Laeadern, Nov 16, 2010
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