Go to the menu “DaVinci Resolve” -> “Preferences” -> “System” -> “Memory and GPU” -> “GPU Configuration” -> against “GPU Processing Mode” uncheck “Auto” and select “CUDA” instead of “OpenCL”.

Here’s how to fix the DaVinci Resolve GPU Memory Full issue in DaVinci Resolve 17: When the GPU Processing Mode is set to “Auto” (which results in “OpenCL” being selected instead of “CUDA”).

There is so much image processing happening that your Nvidia GPU might not have sufficient memory to handle them all. I get this error when I click on Fusion tab (after applying effects, transitions to the clips). When you work on high resolution footage like 4K UHD in a 4K timeline and do a lot of image processing like color grading, OFX plugins, Fusion effects, etc, Resolve might throw “ GPU Memory is Full” error. Or roll back to previous versions of DaVinci Resolve (like 16.2.6) to check your existing card is getting supported in Resolve or not. If you still have issues, then probably you might need to upgrade your graphics card (whose compute capability is more than 3.5). Go to Nvidia Driver Downloads, and select your graphics card from the list, search and download the appropriate driver and install it. If “OpenCL” doesn’t improve the performance, then keep the option as CUDA. Instead you’ll have to go to the menu “ DaVinci Resolve” -> “Preferences” -> “System” -> “Memory and GPU” -> “GPU Configuration” -> against “GPU Processing Mode” uncheck “Auto” and select “OpenCL” instead of CUDA. If the “compute capability” for your card is greater than 3.5, there is nothing for you to do.īut if it is less than 3.5, then you won’t be able to use CUDA in Resolve. You can also check the compute capability from Nvidia website as well.

If it is less than 3.5, Resolve won’t support your GPU card for versions after 16.2.7 (including version 17).

The Compute capability version should be equal to or greater than 3.5.

After locating your card, check the first column “ Compute Capability (version)“.

Search for your GPU card by pressing “Ctrl + F”.Navigate to Wikipedia GPU CUDA Support List.How to Check your Nvidia GPU Card is Supported by DaVinci Resolve?

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