Can we run openvino toolkit on AMD CPU with Intel Arc 770 GPU

[Kranthi-Buddha]

I have a system with AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Processor and wanted to buy Intel Arc 770 16GB Graphic card for AI exploration. I have gone through the hardware requirements and it seems an Intel Processor is mandatory even if we use GPU as our primary AI device. Some posts are saying they were able to install the OpenVino toolkit successfully on AMD cpu but not able to make it work.

I want the community's guidance before proceeding with GPU purchase.?

[Megat_Intel · Accepted solution]

Hi Kranthi-Buddha,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

As for now, Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ is officially supported by Intel® Platform only which includes Intel® Processors. You can refer to the System Requirements for more information.

While Intel® Arc™ GPU is supported in the OpenVINO™ Toolkit, there are some Limitations. For example, In some cases, the GPU plugin may execute several primitives on the CPU using internal implementations. On the other hand, even while running inference in GPU-only mode, a GPU driver might occupy a CPU core with spin-loop polling for completion. You can read more about this in the GPU Performance Checklist: Summary section.

This may cause some issues when using a CPU that is not officially supported by the OpenVINO™ Toolkit.

Regards,

Megat

[Kranthi-Buddha]

Got my answer. Thank you for the explanation and your time.

[Megat_Intel]

Hi Kranthi-Buddha,

Thank you for your question. This thread will no longer be monitored since this issue has been resolved. If you need any additional information from Intel, please submit a new question.

Regards,

Megat