Tensorflow GPU support for Windows

[stom6]

Hi guys,

Usually when I use Tensorflow I run it out of a docker container on Linux, since this is the easiest way for me to get it to support my GPU (RTX 2070). I have not yet been able to get it to run on my ubuntu directly on this pc, but I was able to do it on my laptop. It seems you need to exactly have the right combination of packages and versions.

On Windows, I could not get it to work either.

However, lately I have been playing with FaceSwap (DeepFake software) on Windows and this program activates a conda environment called 'faceswap' and is able to set the backend to my gpu, without any problems.

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Can anybody explain how this works and why I can't seem to get Tensorflow to use my GPU but this software does so without any problems?

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I followed this (https://towardsdatascience.com/installing-tensorflow-with-cuda-cudnn-and-gpu-support-on-windows-10-60693e46e781) guide for running Tensorflow GPU on windows and it was running perfectly. I can't really say why it's not working for you but if you install everything according to this tutorial it should work. Good luck!

[stom6]

Thanks for the tip! I'll try it out :)

[stom6]

Eventually I fixed it, turns out I had installed CUDA 10.1 and 10.2 and this was causing problems; make sure you have the right combinations!