Intel integrated GPU support on Linux

Hi,

Is intel integrated GPUs supported on Linux? I can open davinci resolve 18b5, but the video playback seems not working. Where can I find a list of GPUs and drivers supported by Davinci Resolve on each platforms?

Log: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YaOaWw ... sp=sharing

William

I doubt you'll find a list of supported GPUs. What you'll find are the requirements to run Resolve. It's up to you to check if your GPU reaches those levels.

If the program is opening that usually means it's found a GPU. Is the IGPU not showing up in the program preferences?

[Shrinivas Ramani]

Intel integrated graphics do not satisfy minimum requirements for Linux. You will need a capable discrete graphics card.

Each Resolve release lists minimum system requirements in the "Read More" link in the Support page below the feature listing. Example: 18.0 beta 5 release notes.

In general, to run Resolve, you need these as a minimum:
• A modern mid to high end x86_64 or Apple silicon CPU.
- Celeron, Pentium, Phenom, Athlon and similar models are not supported.
• Fast RAM. While Resolve can start on some systems with 8 GB RAM, the experience would be very limiting.
- 16 GB is generally recommended as a minimum and many users have 64GB or more, especially if they use Fusion.
• A robust GPU with support for (as of June 2022) CUDA 3.5 or OpenCL 1.2.
- An integrated Apple silicon or Intel GPU or discrete AMD or Nvidia graphics card(s) with at least 4 GB VRAM. 8 GB VRAM or more is recommended.
- For Linux, a discrete graphics card is part of the minimum requirement.

In addition, the following notes may help:
• With insufficient VRAM, performance can be adversely affected and Resolve may choose to turn off features like hardware accelerated video decoding and encoding to optimally use available VRAM.
• For Windows and Linux, please download and cleanly install manufacturer drivers - creative or studio versions if possible.
• Please ensure that the system has adequate power and cooling for optimal performance.
• For custom builds, seat the processor and GPUs properly, ensure the GPUs are on the fastest non blocking PCIe slots and that all displays are connected to a single GPU.

Intel integrated graphics do not satisfy minimum requirements for Linux. You will need a capable discrete graphics card.

Hi, Shrinivas

Thanks, are intel iGPUs planned to be supported on Linux in the future? It seems only video playback is not working at the moment.

William

[Shrinivas Ramani]

There are no plans to support integrated GPUs for Linux.

I am using Ubuntu Studio 23.04 on HP running Intel CPU and had the same issue with Resolve not opening. I looked at https://askubuntu.com/questions/1293816 ... 36#1473136 and then I was able to install intel open cl using Synaptic Package Manager and now Resolve opens!

Thanks for the tip DJPeter! The same thing worked for me on Fedora by installing the "intel-opencl" package from dnf, so all that's needed is running:

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sudo dnf install intel-opencl

[peteru]

While this workaround may be enough to start Resolve, it's unlikely to result in a stable working configuration.

There are outstanding bugs in the software components used with iGPU configurations. As an example Intel engineers pushed fixes to some (not all) of these issues only 2-3 weeks ago. Those changes are still in the development branches in the public repositories and have not even landed in a release branch. Once released, it usually takes quite a while before individual distros start shipping these updated packages.

I could make DaVinci Resolve work on Ubuntu 23.10 on my laptop also using the iGPU (a laptop with Intel + Nvidia graphics). My problem when running on Intel is that it does not render the media and palying/previewing does not work in the editor. Neither does rendering (it starts, but it shows a huge and increasing render time). Switching to Nvidia graphics, the media preview works, editing works, playing works, I could render the 5 minutes HD clip in 45 seconds, more or less the same time like in Windows.

I am using Ubuntu Studio 23.04 on HP running Intel CPU and had the same issue with Resolve not opening. I looked at https://askubuntu.com/questions/1293816 ... 36#1473136 and then I was able to install intel open cl using Synaptic Package Manager and now Resolve opens!

In my case, I did manage to run in on my Ubuntu 23.10 with a different opencl package, but on Intel iGPU, it does not render the media preview, the timeline does not seem to be working and rendering starts but it takes days for a 5 minutes clip (so it is a nogo). None of the above bugs happen when I switch my laptop to use Nvidia graphics. I also added a picture so people can see it.

@conualfy : See :

- viewtopic.php?f=21&t=186293
- https://github.com/intel/compute-runtime/pull/673

I've been working on adding functions missing to the intel driver on linux to run Resolve.
This is obviously not a supported config per blackmagic, so I wouldn't use it for any kind of pro work or expect official support or anything but it works on my laptop.

I don't use it for "actual editing", just to open and be able to quickly browse timeline/projects from the couch, but for light project it should be fine. Just don't go and try fancy stuff like Magic Mask and stuff like that, it will most likely end badly