Can you use meshroom with amd video cards?

[tomer3535]

Hey, I started using meshroom today and at first everything went well and it got to DepthMap, then it stopped. It said [error] This program needs a CUDA-Enabled GPU (with at least compute capablility 2.0). What I understand from that is that I need a NVIDIA GPU because CUDA doesn't run with amd or something. Does that mean I can't use the software with an amd video card?

my amd video card is Radeon RX 470

[fabiencastan]

Yes, you cannot do the depth map computation on AMD cards as it is implemented in CUDA. So you cannot create the mesh.
Duplicates of alicevision/AliceVision#439

[aviallon]

Hello, would it be possible for you to use hipify to automatically convert your CUDA code to HIP ? Would be very nice, and it did work very well with all of my personal projects.

[lloydw88]

Aviallon did this work by chance? Im relatively new to photogrametry, i was looking for a program that didnt have a huge learning curve. Came upon meshroom only to get a depth error and my research landed me to this thread. So like i said im new so be easy, what you have linked, will that fix my depth issue in meshroom? And how do i use what you posted?

[natowi]

@lloydw88 Yes, Hip now supports all cuda functions used in alicevision, so using hipify is possible, but I did not have time yet to figure out how to compile the hipified code. Check the referenced issues (above) for details.

[lloydw88]

Thank you. Im new to photogramatry, so please be gentle. So when you say hipify will work. Is hipify a seperate program I have to download? Do we embed it in meshroom? How exactly do you use hipify with meshroom to make a decent model?

[natowi]

@lloydw88 At the moment there is no ready to use version that works without cuda. Hip is a layer that can translate cuda code. Hipified code can be compiled and run on nvidia and amd GPUs.
Until there is a Meshroom version with amd support (no implementation time frame is set) you can use draft meshing (at the cost of reconstruction quality). For smaller projects you could run meshroom online (no GUI): https://github.com/alicevision/meshroom/wiki/Meshroom-in-Google-Colab-(cloud) or https://github.com/alicevision/meshroom/wiki/Meshroom-on-AWS

[natowi]

@lloydw88 I watched your youtube video. Note: You won´t get Hip+Meshroom running without some coding knowledge. So you need to wait for us to compile a non-cuda version or use the alternatives I listed before.
Regarding your model from the video:
You have to many large, featureless (same colour (black/yellow), no texture) surfaces, and reflections so you won´t get a good reconstruction from this. Check out some "how to capture images for photogrammetry" tutorials to get the basics.

[lloydw88]

Thank you. Im new to photogrammetry if you couldnt tell. Lol. How long do you suppose the version of meshroom will be available for non gpu computers? Lloyd Willis

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[natowi]

@lloydw88 There will be an announcement when there is a non cuda version. Release date is unknown.

[Richardsonmapper]

I am hopeful that this announcement will be not too far away @natowi 😊?

[natowi]

@Richardsonmapper Sorry, I had to pause looking into this for now, as I have to work on another, time-sensitive project. I´ll get back to it.

[kDome89]

It would be very cool if meshroom would work with AMD-Cards.

[Nosenzor]

Yes, it’s a shame to use a locked technology (CUDA) in this great open source software. Go sycl !

[scuba-tech]

Hey, just another ++ from an AMD user!

Getting rid of my last NVIDIA card next week, and would love to keep using and promoting Meshroom <3

If any testers are needed for this effort, I'd love to help. :)