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    Getting OpenCL on my 5850M

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by gladoscc, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. gladoscc

    gladoscc Notebook Enthusiast

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    How do I get OpenCL working on my 5850M? I have 8.763.0.0 drivers according to dxdiag, and I installed the AMD stream SDK software, however openCL still doesn't work.

    How can I get OpenCL to work?
     
    gladoscc, Mar 4, 2012
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    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which OpenCL app are you trying to use?
     
    JohnnyFlash, Mar 4, 2012
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    gladoscc Notebook Enthusiast

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    GPU-Z doesn't show OpenGL enabled.
     
    gladoscc, Mar 5, 2012
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    GPU-Z isn't always right with those things, especially with newer drivers.

    If you don't actually need it for something, it's not really a big deal either way; there aren't too many programs that use OpenCL.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Mar 5, 2012
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    gladoscc Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to use it with bitcoin mining just to see the speeds.. and none of the programs recognize my graphics card.
     
    gladoscc, Mar 5, 2012
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    taylrjones Notebook Consultant

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    It's not worth it. The relative processing power of the 5850 compared to the dedicated machines people use now is extremely low.
     
    taylrjones, Mar 8, 2012
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