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OpenCL on Linux with integrated intel graphic chip

I would like to use OpenCL on debian 8. I read on this page that Intel's GPUs are not supported on linux. (The article is from 2011, so I hope it is out of date.) I already installed OpenCL nontheless and can run compile and run the code found here.

As to my hardware. My processor is Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4500 CPU @ 1.80GHz

lspci | grep VGA outputs

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)

So to clearify: I want to know, if it is possible to utilize the Graphics chip on this setup. I hope the information I provided is enough.

Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • You can use Beignet, an open source implementation of OpenCL for Intel GPUs that is lead by Intel themselves. On Debian you can install this via apt-get:

    apt-get install beignet