Use of the GPU - PIX4Dmapper

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This article provides information on the GPU's effect on processing speed, the minimum requirement for a GPU, recommended GPU, and how to enable GPU processing in PIX4Dmapper.

 
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PIX4Dmapper leverages the power of Nvidia GPUs for faster processing.

The speed increase depends highly on the project, the number of images, the image size, and the image content. For example, using a GTX 970, speed up between 10% and 75% on step 1. Initial Processing, and around 10% in step 2. Point Cloud and Mesh were observed. As a rule of thumb, projects with high overlap, high image content, and a high number of key points can be benefited more from the speedup.

 

Minimum requirements for CUDA speedup

Nvidia GPU (GTX, Mobile, Titan, Quadro) with at least 2GB RAM, supporting CUDA 9.1 with the latest driver installed (starting at least from 343).

 

Recommended GPU

GTX 750, GTX 970 (around 200-400$), GTX 1060, 1070, 1080 with the latest driver installed.

 

How to enable GPU processing

If a GPU with CUDA support is automatically detected, it will be used for processing automatically.

The use of the GPU can be enabled or disabled in the Processing Options:

1. In the Menu Bar, click Process > Processing Options...
2. Select Resources and Notifications.
3. In the Maximum Resources Available for Processing section, select or unselect the GPU device. 

 

 
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  • Paulo Henriques

    Olá a todos!

    Tentei instalar o Pix4D em 3 novos computadores com GPU AMD RADEON, mas nenhum desses computadores Pix4Dmapper reconheceu a GPU. Estou enviando a impressão de um desses cartões.

    Pix4Dmapper não suporta este tipo de GPU?

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    Beata (Pix4D)

    Olá Paulo!

    Infelizmente, Pix4Dmapper não suporte OpenCL. É por isso, você não poderá usar a placa AMD para computação.

    No entanto, Pix4Dmapper trabalha com NVIDIA CUDA.

    Leia mais sobre este tópico aqui.

    Saudações

  • Ariel Camacho

    Buenas tardes desde Bolivia, comprare un ordenador, cual de las siguientes son compatibles para el uso de PIX4D SCAN / INSPECTION.

    Les quedo agradecido por su ayuda

     

     

     

    1.

    ASUS 

    PROCESADOR: I5 10300H (10MA GENERACION)

    VELOCIDAD: 2.50 GHZ

    VIDEO: GTX 1650 TI/ 6 GB

    RAM: 16 GB DDR4

    DISCO DURO: 256 GB SSD

    VIDEO: DEDICADO 6GB NVIDIA GTX 1650 TI

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    2.

    MSI GF-65

    PROCESADOR: I7 9750 H

    RAM: 16 GB DDR4

    VIDEO: RTX 2060 / 6 GB

    DICO SOLIDO: 512 GB

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    3. 

    HP X360

    PROCESADOR: I7 9750 H

    RAM: 16 GB DDR4

    VIDEO: GTX 1650 / 4 GB

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    4.

    ASUS ZEPHYRUS

    PROCESADOR: I7  10750 H

    RAM: 16 GB DDR4

    VIDEO: GTX 1660 TI / 6 GB 

     

     

     

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