Considering upgrading from Mavericks to Yosemite, any CUDA implications ?
OSX Syspref says:
CUDA 6.5.36 Driver update is available
CUDA Driver Version : 5.5.47
GPU Driver Version : 8.26.26 310.40.45f01
Release notes:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-6.5.36-driver.html 2015.01.14 52.8 MB
Supports all NVIDIA products available on Mac HW. Note: this driver does not support GeForce GTX980 and GTX970. Please download the equivalent CUDA driver 6.5.37 which supports GeForce GTX980 and GTX970.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-6.5.37-driver.html 2015.01.14 52.3 MB
Supports all NVIDIA products available on Mac HW. Note: this driver does not support the older generation GPUs with SM1.x. Please download the equivalent CUDA driver 6.5.36 which supports SM1.x.
Some chatter regards problems, but suspect issue with addon hardware on Mac Pro
Updated (using System Preferences > CUDA ) to the latest available in hope of avoiding frequent GPU kernel panics in response to running Chroma ray tracing camera.
From:
CUDA Driver Version: 5.5.28
GPU Driver Version: 8.24.9 310.40.25f01
To:
CUDA Driver Version: 5.5.47
GPU Driver Version: 8.24.9 310.40.25f01
MacBook Pro, Retina, Late 2013, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB
cuda-gdb --args python -m pycuda.debug
cuda-gdb --args python -m pycuda.debug simplecamera.py -s3199 -d3 -f10 --eye=0,1,0 --lookat=10,0,10 -i
System Preferences > Energy Saver deselect Automatic graphics switching when on Power Adapter
- this means the discrete GPU is always used rather than the integrated one
- perhaps the switch contributes to problems