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Can I use GPU acceleration in FEniCS?

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Can I use my GPU in FEniCS?

asked Jul 31, 2013 by Sheva FEniCS Novice (910 points)
edited Aug 6, 2013 by Garth N. Wells

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Yes, there is an option for building FEniCS with support for PETSc CUSP linear algebra, but last time I checked the speedup was not worth the effort needed to configure and build PETSc and FEniCS with support for it.

answered Aug 1, 2013 by logg FEniCS Expert (11,790 points)
selected Aug 3, 2013 by Sheva

Can i see some manual for it? Can i do it for Windows?

commented Aug 2, 2013 by Sheva FEniCS Novice (910 points)

It's very unlikely that you can get this to work in Windows. For Linux, follow the instructions in this document:

https://www.duo.uio.no/handle/10852/34134

commented Aug 2, 2013 by logg FEniCS Expert (11,790 points)

Have there been any further developments in supporting GPUs in FEniCS?

Would you still consider activating PETSc CUSP to be "not worth the effort" ?

commented Aug 23, 2016 by dparsons FEniCS Novice (490 points)
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