# Paraview not using NVIDIA GPU
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 16, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422 "2021-06-16T11:14:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/1 "2021-06-16T11:14:38Z")
Hello!
I am using paraview on ubuntu cloud environment. Nvidia is selected in additional drivers list and ubuntu is recognizing nvidia but paraview is not showing me nvidia in openGL version. I tried reinstalling from [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/) as well but it still does not use nvidia.
Kindly help!
Thanks
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/2 "2021-06-16T11:59:09Z")
what is the output of glxinfo ? What do you mean by “Cloud Environnement” ?
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/3 "2021-06-16T14:49:25Z")
Hello Mathieu! Thanks for your reply
I meant I’m using paraview on remote server. The output of glxinfo is attached.
[glxinfo.txt](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/crYAwSeyMOxinPD1e5NQdZvNPio.txt) (116.2 KB)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/4 "2021-06-16T14:51:00Z")
> on remote server.
Which remote server technology ?
```auto
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa/X.org
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.0, 256 bits)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 20.2.6
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50
```
glxinfo does not find your nvidia driver. This is not a ParaView issue.
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/5 "2021-06-16T15:02:18Z")
I’m using azure instance. When I used nvidia -smi, it gave me output that shows GPU is present. I also selected NVIDIA in additional drivers in ubuntu instance. Thanks for pointing out, I will contact my service providers
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/6 "2021-06-21T11:18:51Z")
Hello Mathieu!
I had contacted service providers and according to them, GPU is being utilized as shown in attached screenshot. 66MB is used after opening a simulation in paraview. But glxinfo still does not show nvidia; it still shows [X.org](http://X.org). Can you please guide if it’s a paraview issue or not. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/7 "2021-06-21T13:34:56Z")
This screenshot shows that Xorg is using your GPU. If glxinfo does not find your GPU, then it is not a ParaView issue.
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### Author:  [@jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaswantp)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/8 "2021-06-22T18:36:34Z")
This is not a paraview issue.
> [@Bushra](#):
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> I’m using azure instance.
Which Azure instance is it?
From your screenshot of nvidia-smi, I see it is a Tesla T4, so my guess is you’re subscribed to an NC\*/ND\* series instance.
Those GPUS are T4 or V100, both of which do not support Nvidia’s virtual GPU and only meant for CUDA/ML purposes, hence you don’t get display to recognize GPU. For a list of supported instances, check this [doc](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/n-series-driver-setup)!
Try out an NVv3 instance (NV6), that would get you a Tesla M60. The last I used was one in the West US.
I must warn you that NVv3 series is very hard to find but pretty cheap… Too many cloud gamers ahhh.
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/9 "2021-06-24T07:28:23Z")
Hi Jaswant!
Thank you so much for your reply. We are using NC4as T4 v3 on Azure. Our problem is that the T4 graphics card is not being utilized by Paraview. We found an instance on Azure with M60 GPU,named NV12s v3. Would it work with Paraview? Kindly guide.
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaswantp)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/10 "2021-06-24T07:39:08Z")
> We found an instance on Azure with M60 GPU,named NV12s v3. Would it work with Paraview?
Yep. Definitely.
> Kindly guide.
I do not have expertise with setting up linux machines in the cloud for GPU accelerated visualization. I think it requires VirtualGL and NoMachine [here](https://knowledgebase.nomachine.com/AR11K00737) or a remote desktop viewer [here](https://gist.github.com/cyberang3l/422a77a47bdc15a0824d5cca47e64ba2). Please ask azure support or try the links 🙂
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422/11 "2021-06-24T08:04:58Z")
I will ask our service providers. Thank you so much!