* Marc Cabuy <[email protected]> [11-20-20 12:18]:
> Gian,
> 
>  
> 
> Good to hear that.  And yes I expect that that XEON processor will surely 
> help (*).
> 
>  
> 
> GPU performance can be further boosted by optimization of the opencl settings 
> in file darktablerc.  You can read about that in the darktable manual.  
> 
>  
> 
> But possibly adequate parameters for a nvidia gtx 1650 can be found in this 
> thread: 
> 
> https://discuss.pixls.us/t/darktable-opencl-performance-with-nvidia-gtx1650-super/19965/17
>  as follows
> 
> opencl_async_pixelpipe=true
> 
> opencl_avoid_atomics=false
> 
> opencl_mandatory_timeout=200
> 
> opencl_memory_headroom=1024
> 
> opencl_memory_requirement=2048
> 
> opencl_micro_nap=10
> 
> opencl_number_event_handles=1000
> 
> opencl_scheduling_profile=very fast GPU
> 
> opencl_size_roundup=16
> 
> opencl_synch_cache=false
> 
> opencl_use_cpu_devices=false
> 
> opencl_use_pinned_memory=false
> 
>  
> 
> I gained like 3 to 6 times better interactive response time for pictures with 
> about 25 to 30 modules activated, by tuning these parameters on my GPU close 
> to these values.
> 
>  
> 
> Further I also have put opencl_synch_cache=true.  If that doesn’t penalize 
> general response time too much, it gives the advantage of better response 
> when reviewing/finetuning module parameters further in a 2nd pass even with 
> “denoise profiled” activated. That’s typical for my workflow.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Marc.
> 
>  
> 
> (*) But I am not an expert, since I use dt only since 6 months on an 
> off-the-shelve overconfigured pseudo-gaming laptop from the MSI Creator 
> series that I bought after my dual core I7 Acer laptop died.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Van: GianLuca Sarto [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Verzonden: vrijdag 20 november 2020 13:30
> Aan: [email protected]
> Onderwerp: Re: [darktable-user] Tone equaliser and response time during 
> zooming/panning on 4K display (dt 3.2.1-Windows 10)
> 
>  
> 
> Marc,
> 
>  
> 
> thank you very much for your warning!
> 
>  
> 
> As you see, the first step is done, and I can see a huge improvement in 
> browsing through the lighttable with the GTX 1650.
> 
>  
> 
> I was wondering too if it is worth to go to 4K, I wouldn't like to go back to 
> square one, performance wise.
> 
>  
> 
> Maybe 2560x1440 is the wise compromise, and I save a lot of money: I do not 
> really feel constraint at 1920x1200, I was suffering more for the slow paging.
> 
>  
> 
> In the next few days I should receive a second hand Xeon E3, that might boost 
> further the overall performance.
> 
>  
> 
> -Gian
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> On 20/11/20 12:53, Marc Cabuy wrote:
> 
> Gian-Luca,
> 
>  
> 
> Just a little warning about purchasing a 4K display.  You indeed will need a 
> good GPU. But still there is (or are) module(s) that are fully cpu-bound. 
> That’s the case with tone equaliser. Interactive response when zooming and 
> panning in the darkroom may suffer from poor response time on a 4K display 
> (3840x2160) when you have a tone equaliser module activated in the module 
> stack.  That’s my experience with dt 3.2.1 for Windows on my 16mp pictures. 
> That issue is not existing that much on my WQHD display (2560x1440) or almost 
> not on a HD display  (1920x1080). 
> 
>  
> 
> I repeat: it’s experience with dt 3.2.1 for Windows. I am not aware on how it 
> behaves on Linux.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Marc 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Van: GianLuca Sarto <mailto:[email protected]> 
> Verzonden: zondag 15 november 2020 21:30
> Aan: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> 
> Onderwerp: Re: [darktable-user] Ubuntu 20.04, OpenCL, DT3.2.1, Radeon HD5400
> 
>  
> 
> thanks, Šarūnas,
> 
>  
> 
> I have two Darktable systems, based on Lenovo TS140, one with AMD, the 
> 
> other with Nvidia Quadro 400.
> 
> Neither of the two manage OpenCL..
> 
>  
> 
> 0.039390 [opencl_init] found opencl runtime library 'libOpenCL'
> 
> 0.039412 [opencl_init] opencl library 'libOpenCL' found on your system 
> 
> and loaded
> 
> 0.042560 [opencl_init] found 1 platform
> 
> 0.042582 [opencl_init] found 1 device
> 
> 0.042727 [opencl_init] device 0 `Quadro 400' has sm_20 support.
> 
> 0.042778 [opencl_init] discarding device 0 `Quadro 400' due to 
> 
> insufficient global memory (511MB).
> 
> 0.042784 [opencl_init] no suitable devices found.
> 
> 0.042788 [opencl_init] FINALLY: opencl is NOT AVAILABLE on this system.
> 
>  
> 
> I would like to upgrade one of the two systems to a 4K display, so was 
> 
> already decided to purchase a new video card.
> 
>  
> 
> Is there a tested solution that works out of the box, or a list of DT 
> 
> OpenCL compliant cards for Linux?
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> On 15/11/20 15:34, Šarūnas wrote:
> 
> > On 11/14/20 3:41 PM, GianLuca Sarto wrote:
> 
> >> Hello All,
> 
> >> 
> 
> >> DT 3.2.1 here, running on Ubuntu 20.04, Radeon HD5400.
> 
> >> 
> 
> >> OpenCL should be working, however DT complains "could not get platforms"
> 
> >> (see below).
> 
> > Support for Radeon HD5xxx may have ended with fglrx (Ubuntu 16.04?).
> 
> > 
> 
> > You may check what is currently supported,
> 
> > by proprietary AMDGPU-PRO:
> 
> > https://www.amd.com/en/support
> 
> > 
> 
> > by open source ROCm:
> 
> > https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCm#Hardware-and-Software-Support
> 
> > 
> 
>  
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your parameters may be off for opencl_synch_cache, I have:
  opencl_synch_cache=active module

  
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