# OpenCL, not OpenGL! **URL:** \ **Category:** CUDA Programming and Performance\ **Created:** [January 4, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110 "2010-01-04T10:39:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Simon\_Green](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Simon\_Green](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Simon_Green)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/1 "2010-01-04T10:39:10Z")
This forum is intended for discussion of OpenCL (Open Computing Language) programming, not OpenGL (the Open Graphics Language). The names are confusing, we know :) Please post general NVIDIA driver questions here: [url=“[http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=33](http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=33)”][The Official NVIDIA Forums | NVIDIA](http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=33%5B/url%5D) ---
**Author:** ![ymc](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@ymc](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ymc)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/2 "2010-05-24T05:14:08Z")
> [@](#): > > This forum is intended for discussion of Open **C** L (Open Computing Language) programming, not Open **G** L (the Open Graphics Language). The names are confusing, we know :) > > Please post general NVIDIA driver questions here: > > http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=33 Is OpenCL well developed enough that we don’t have to learn CUDA??? :mellow: ---
**Author:** ![ymc](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@ymc](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ymc)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/3 "2010-05-24T05:14:08Z")
> [@](#): > > This forum is intended for discussion of Open **C** L (Open Computing Language) programming, not Open **G** L (the Open Graphics Language). The names are confusing, we know :) > > Please post general NVIDIA driver questions here: > > http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=33 Is OpenCL well developed enough that we don’t have to learn CUDA??? :mellow: ---
**Author:** ![dd.stosic](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@dd.stosic](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/dd.stosic)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/4 "2010-07-09T17:10:21Z")
I like to believe so. I am working w/ OpenCL and up to now it seems fine; although I believe there are quite a few bugs, but thats normal in any new technology. I prefer OpenCL because it works on any platform (AMD or NVIDIA) and because it is more down-to-earth than CUDA. While CUDA is highly specialized, OpenCL is more elementary, more “assembly-line-ish”. Anyways, that’s merely my opinion on the subject. Both are great to work with and I’m sure that you’ll learn CUDA easily if you know OpenCL and vice-versa. :P * * * DD STOSIC. ---
**Author:** ![pass](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@pass](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/pass)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/5 "2012-03-14T04:11:41Z")
yes ,i thinks so .[External Media](http://www.nobod.info/g.gif "Media hosted on another site. Click to open in a new tab.") ---
**Author:** ![tandn](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@tandn](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/tandn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/6 "2012-11-02T02:42:54Z")
currently, does NVIDIA OpenCL support CPU? ---
**Author:** ![kugeleck](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@kugeleck](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/kugeleck)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-opengl/14110/7 "2012-11-02T23:14:41Z")
@tandn Reviving dead threads is rather pointless. It would be better for you to just create a new thread. Anyways, Nvidia’s OpenCL implementation doesn’t support CPUs. Since Intel and AMD support their CPUs that’s also not necessary.