# How to use two GPUs on a single node?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-two-gpus-on-a-single-node/6681
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-two-gpus-on-a-single-node/6681 "2021-03-12T02:46:02Z")
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### Author:  [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-two-gpus-on-a-single-node/6681/1 "2021-03-12T02:46:02Z")
I need to render a large scale data, so I need to use two GPUs, but I found that one of the GPUs is not used, and the frame rate is very low when only using one GPU. Is there a way to use two GPUs together?
When I was reading the 9.0 release-note, I found that the Nvidia Index plugin might be effective. I haven’t found a way to use it in Paraview, so I’m here to ask for help. Hope someone can help me!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-two-gpus-on-a-single-node/6681/2 "2021-03-12T09:03:58Z")
> [@Paraview - multi GPU](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-multi-gpu/5659):
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> Hi, I am expecting to take delivery of a small cluster of nvidia GPU enable nodes (each fully capable as machine with keyboard and mouse etc) I am wondering if there is a mode or way of using Paraview so that I can divide up a display on one machine and get the OpenGL rendering done on 4 of the machines? Is this something which requires specialist knowledge or hardware ? Or is that fairly common and built into Paraview ? Where can I start reading up on such parallel OpenGL/GPU usage ? Cheer…