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====== Ubuntu - GPU - Run a program on your dedicated AMD graphics card ======

===== Check that your dedicated AMD graphics card shows up =====

<code bash>
lspci
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
...
0b:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT] (rev c1)
...
</code>

----

===== Check that the amdgpu kernel module is loaded =====

<code bash>
lsmod | grep -i amd
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
edac_mce_amd           32768  0
kvm_amd               102400  0
kvm                   729088  1 kvm_amd
amdgpu               5341184  17
iommu_v2               20480  1 amdgpu
gpu_sched              36864  1 amdgpu
ttm                   102400  1 amdgpu
drm_kms_helper        225280  1 amdgpu
ccp                   102400  1 kvm_amd
drm                   561152  10 gpu_sched,drm_kms_helper,amdgpu,ttm
i2c_algo_bit           16384  2 igb,amdgpu
</code>

----

===== Test to see if we can run anything on it =====

<code bash>
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
DRI_PRIME=1 glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  The above runs glxinfo twice.

The first one would pick up any integrated graphics cards.

The second one should pick up the dedicated graphics card.  The key here is the DRI_PRIME=1 environment variable - this tells the amdgpu driver that this process should run on the dedicated graphics and not the integrated graphics card.

</WRAP>

returns:

<code bash>
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (NAVI10, DRM 3.38.0, 5.8.2-050802-generic, LLVM 10.0.1)
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (NAVI10, DRM 3.38.0, 5.8.2-050802-generic, LLVM 10.0.1)
</code>

The lines in this case are identical as there is no integrated GPU so it only returns the dedicated GPU.

----

===== Run a program against the dedicated card =====

<code bash>
DRI_PRIME=1 inkscape

DRI_PRIME=1 python3 path/to/script.py
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:** If errors are received using the **DRI_PRIME=1** statement:

Add **radeon.runpm=0** to the file /etc/default/grub in the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT section, and then add **DRI_PRIME=1** to the end of the file /etc/environment.

Then run **sudo update-grub** before rebooting.
</WRAP>

----

==== To have DRI_PRIME=1 automatically added for all running processes ====

Edit the file at **/etc/environment**.

<code bash>
sudo vi /etc/environment
</code>

and add **DRI_PRIME=1** on a new line and then reboot.

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  This should add the environment variable to all running processes.

  * You can check it has worked (after a reboot) with htop.
  * Execute htop, and then navigate to a process you would like to check.
  * Then press **e** on your keyboard, and it will show a list of environment variables for that process - which should include **DRI_PRIME=1**.

</WRAP>