A GPU is not required to install Olares, but is necessary for most AI applications. Only NVIDIA GPUs are supported.

• Architecture: Turing or newer (GTX 16xx, RTX 20xx, 30xx, 40xx, 50xx series, and later).

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GPUs with older architectures are not recognized by Olares. AI applications that require GPU access will not run.

• VRAM: At least 8 GB recommended. Even on a supported GPU, limited VRAM will prevent many AI applications from running.

Not sure if your GPU is supported?

Run the following command and check the code name prefix in the output:

lspci | grep -i nvidia

Example output:

3b:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation AD102 [GeForce RTX 4090] (rev a1)

The code name prefix maps to GPU architecture as follows:

Code name prefix	Architecture	Supported
GB	Blackwell	✓
AD	Ada Lovelace	✓
GA	Ampere	✓
TU	Turing	✓
GP	Pascal	✗
GM	Maxwell	✗

You can also verify against the full compatible GPU list from the NVIDIA open driver repository.