Re: [External] how i can utilize 4 GPU in simulation with poor performance

From: Sharp, Kim (sharpk_at_pennmedicine.upenn.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 01 2020 - 14:00:15 CDT

you spell devices wrong. so probably namd fell back to non gpu

On 04/01/2020 12:30 PM, L- wrote:
> Dear NAMD user 
> I am using NAMD platform for MD simulations. I want to use the GPU nodes
> on the HPC with 4 GPU V100 and 24 cores
>  
> when i run the command 
> /namd2 +p24 +decvices 0,1 
>
> the Benchmark Days/ns is .01, 
> then  I compared the simulation output performance with  4GPU  
>   /namd2 +p24 +decvices 0,1 ,2,3  
>
>   I got the same !!
>
> it looks very poor performance for me
>
> anyone can help me ..how i can utilize this HPC
>
> Lamya :) 
>

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