# Does my graphics card support cycles rendering?

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/does-my-graphics-card-support-cycles-rendering/557597>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [November 22, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/does-my-graphics-card-support-cycles-rendering/557597 "2012-11-22T12:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![azeirah](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@azeirah](https://blenderartists.org/u/azeirah)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/does-my-graphics-card-support-cycles-rendering/557597/1 "2012-11-22T12:32:05Z")

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Hello,

I recently started 3D modelling and I quickly noticed that rendering can take up a whole lot of time.  
I found out that it could be sped up by using the gpu to render.  
I tried setting it up, but I get an error.

Pc specs  
4GB ram  
amd phenom II x4 955 BE @ 3.2Ghz cpu  
amd HD 5770 graphics card

What I did to set the graphics rendering up.  
file \> user preferences \> system tab  
compute device: OpenCL \> juniper (which is the codename for my gpu apparently)

Then, in properties \> render \> render \> feature set: experimental  
Device: GPU Compute

Well, then I try to render, and I get the following error message ‘OpdenCL build failed: errors in console’  
What’s in the console?  
‘Compiling OpenCL kernel …  
OpenCL build faield: errors in console  
calcclCompile failedError: Creating kernel kernel\_ocl\_path\_trace failed!’

I have googled around quite a lot before asking this here, I have already updated my graphics card drivers to the newest amd catalyst control center 12.10  
I have the same error before and after the update.

So, is my graphics card supported, and is this error resolvable or do I need to keep using my cpu to render?

Thanks in advance,  
azeirah

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**Author:** ![mib2berlin](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/mib2berlin/32/7715_2.png) [@mib2berlin](https://blenderartists.org/u/mib2berlin)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/does-my-graphics-card-support-cycles-rendering/557597/2 "2012-11-22T14:27:50Z")

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Blender not support AMD/ATI graphics cards because of issues with the AMD compiler and Cycles.  
Blender Foundation stopped development for AMD/ATI.  
In the next version 2.65 the support is complete disabled.  
This is bad for AMD/ATI user.  
The only way to use Cycles on the GPU is Nvidia.

Cheers, mib.

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**Author:** ![azeirah](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@azeirah](https://blenderartists.org/u/azeirah)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/does-my-graphics-card-support-cycles-rendering/557597/3 "2012-11-25T07:01:10Z")

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That’s unfortunate, but thanks for the clear reply.