After Effects doesn't use my GPU

[Abdelkader Hi26874140108y]

Hello,

While I render or seeing a preview of work in After Effects the program doesn't use the GPU at all, only the CPU works like 70% or so, and GPU always in 0%
The program settings uses GPU Acceleration OpenCL already so it's not in Mercury Software.

And in Preferences> Previews the GPU was selected already. (I'm using AMD both GPU and CPU).

What should I do to make AE uses GPU?

[Mylenium]

Without any system info and details about your project we can't tell you much. A single effect used on a layer in your comp can cause AE to revert to CPU-only rendering. This is perfectly normal and if you keep using such non-accelerated effects there is no way to enforce GPU rendering.

Mylenium

[Abdelkader Hi26874140108y]

I'm not familiar with how AE works with the system. So AE normally doesn't use GPU at all? I thought the Graphic Design is the GPU's tasks!

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

You may want to educate yourself about when and how AE actualyl uses GPU functions:

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/gpu-acceleration-and-hardware-encoding.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/effects-animation-presets-overview.html

Anything more specific will require info about your project, your system, the relevant settings as already mentioned.

Mylenium

[Abdelkader Hi26874140108y]

Thank you Mylenium, this was helpful including I have read other old subjects was posted here you had replied them and I got my answers already.