Does the new GTX 680MX in the new iMac support OpenCL?

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Does the new GTX 680MX in the new iMac support OpenCL?

I am planning to upgrade to the new 27 inch 2012 iMac with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX graphics processor to use with FCPX. I see from the Apple website that Final Ccut Pro X relies on OpenCL from the following link:

www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs/

However, I don't see OpenCL supported on the GTX 680MX on the NVIDIA website. look at this link:

www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/ge...680mx/specifications

Apple doesn't have the GTX 680MX listed as support on their site:

support.apple.com/kb/HT4664

So what I am asking is... Does the GTX 680MX in the new 2012 iMacs support OpenCL that Final Cut Pro X needs?

Compressor, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Dec 14, 2012 10:01 AM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Dec 14, 2012 10:07 AM in response to wdevn

The 680MX supports CUDA technology, so it supports OpenCL by installing the Nvidia CUDA software for the Mac. That is conditional on if Apple has already built that into the OS as part of support for the GPU.

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jonuk85

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Jan 14, 2013 1:58 PM in response to Kappy

Hi Kappy,

So is it conditional to install Nvidia Cuda to enable the 680MX to work properly with FCPX?

I have just bought this new imac and am having issues with FCPX freezing:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4707372

Thanks for your help in advance,

Jon

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