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Message 625 - Posted: 16 Sep 2017, 8:24:36 UTC

GPU requirements are the same as for Windows and Linux versions: AMD (HD 5xxx or newer) or NVIDIA (GTX 4xx or newer) GPU with OpenCL support and at least 2 GB of video memory.

The MacOS GPU version has been confirmed to work on OS X El Capitan and MacOS Sierra. Older MacOS versions have poor OpenCL support and may fail to run the GPU version.
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Message 2116 - Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 23:53:57 UTC - in response to Message 625.  

GPU requirements are the same as for Windows and Linux versions: AMD (HD 5xxx or newer) or NVIDIA (GTX 4xx or newer) GPU with OpenCL support and at least 2 GB of video memory.

The MacOS GPU version has been confirmed to work on OS X El Capitan and MacOS Sierra. Older MacOS versions have poor OpenCL support and may fail to run the GPU version.


Sergei, all of my crunchers are Intel Macs running AMD or NVIDIA GPUs. Thanks for your continued support of that platform. Not many projects are doing so anymore.

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Message 2137 - Posted: 16 Oct 2025, 21:24:02 UTC - in response to Message 2116.  

GPU requirements are the same as for Windows and Linux versions: AMD (HD 5xxx or newer) or NVIDIA (GTX 4xx or newer) GPU with OpenCL support and at least 2 GB of video memory.

The MacOS GPU version has been confirmed to work on OS X El Capitan and MacOS Sierra. Older MacOS versions have poor OpenCL support and may fail to run the GPU version.


Sergei, all of my crunchers are Intel Macs running AMD or NVIDIA GPUs. Thanks for your continued support of that platform. Not many projects are doing so anymore.

Tigers_Dave


Also, Sergei, thank you for telling us that Amicable may be running in its current configuration for only another six months. This notice will give the crunchers the opportunity to find another project to which we can contribute. And, as I stated previously, those of us using AMD or NVIDIA GPUs on Intel Macs will need to do some hunting to find a new host for our efforts. Would love to hear suggestions.

Best wishes,

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