{"id":408061,"date":"2025-02-03T08:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/optimizing-computational-efficiency-in-ansys-mechanical\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T08:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:31:13","slug":"optimizing-computational-efficiency-in-ansys-mechanical","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/optimizing-computational-efficiency-in-ansys-mechanical\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimizing Computational Efficiency in Ansys Mechanical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p data-pm-slice=&#8221;1 1 []&#8221;&gt;Dear Supporters,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am currently performing large deformation and contact-based nonlinear analysis in Ansys Mechanical and would like to optimize my computational efficiency. However, I have noticed that GPU acceleration is rejected for my current analysis. I would appreciate any guidance on improving performance.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\ud83d\udd39 System Specifications&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CPU: 12-core, 24 logical processors&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Memory: 128GB RAM&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;GPU: NVIDIA RTX A5000&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Storage: HDD &amp; SSD&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\ud83d\udd39 Current Ansys Mechanical Settings&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CPU Usage: 12 physical cores&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parallel Processing: Distributed&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;GPU Acceleration: NVIDIA RTX A5000&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\ud83d\udd39 Issue&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the simulation, GPU utilization is rejected, and the analysis relies solely on CPU resources. Given the computational demands of large deformation and contact-based nonlinear simulations, I would like to know:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way to enable GPU acceleration for this type of analysis?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What additional settings or optimizations can improve overall computational efficiency?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For reference, I have attached a screenshot of Task Manager during the simulation to illustrate resource utilization.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance for your insights and recommendations.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best regards,&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-408061","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-cpu","topic-tag-gpu-acceleration"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_topic_id":["408061"],"_bbp_author_ip":["133.45.120.63"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["408252"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["408252"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2025-02-04 04:43:35"],"_bbp_reply_count":["6"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_btv_view_count":["544"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_engagement":["338107","240"],"_bbp_subscription":["240","338107"]},"test":"f6535798eb909dca65107c46c3dd1c0dda3ff919"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/408061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/408061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}