Functions/GenXdev.AI/Get-HasCapableGpu.cs
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// Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.AI // Original cmdlet filename : Get-HasCapableGpu.cs // Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev // Version : 1.302.2025 // ################################################################################ // Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // ################################################################################ using System; using System.Management; using System.Management.Automation; namespace GenXdev.AI { /// <summary> /// <para type="synopsis"> /// Determines if a CUDA-capable GPU with sufficient memory is present. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// This function checks the system for CUDA-compatible GPUs with at least 4GB of /// video RAM. It uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to query installed /// video controllers and verify their memory capacity. This check is essential for /// AI workloads that require significant GPU memory. /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// OUTPUTS /// </para> /// /// <para type="description"> /// [bool] Returns true if a capable GPU is found, false otherwise. /// </para> /// /// <example> /// <para>Example of checking for capable GPU</para> /// <para>Detailed explanation of the example.</para> /// <code> /// $hasGpu = Get-HasCapableGpu /// Write-Host "System has capable GPU: $hasGpu" /// </code> /// </example> /// </summary> [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "HasCapableGpu")] [OutputType(typeof(bool))] public class GetHasCapableGpuCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// Begin processing - initialization logic /// </summary> protected override void BeginProcessing() { WriteVerbose("Starting GPU capability verification"); } /// <summary> /// Process record - main cmdlet logic /// </summary> protected override void ProcessRecord() { // Define minimum required GPU memory (4GB in bytes) ulong requiredMemory = 1024UL * 1024UL * 1024UL * 4UL; // Query system for video controllers meeting memory requirement using (var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_VideoController")) { var controllers = searcher.Get(); int capableGpuCount = 0; foreach (ManagementObject controller in controllers) { var adapterRam = controller["AdapterRAM"] as ulong?; if (adapterRam.HasValue && adapterRam.Value >= requiredMemory) { capableGpuCount++; } } // Output number of capable GPUs found for debugging WriteVerbose($"Detected {capableGpuCount} GPUs with 4GB+ RAM"); // Return true if at least one capable GPU was found WriteObject(capableGpuCount > 0); } } /// <summary> /// End processing - cleanup logic /// </summary> protected override void EndProcessing() { } } } |