How to get “CUDA” on AMD graphic cards?

[QuestionsFromMe]

How to get AMD's “GPUOpen” or "Boltzmann Initiative" to convert “CUDA” for AMD's “MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING” to enable GPU rendering capabilities in “Soldiworks Visualize 2017”?
As you know, "CUDA" is only available for "NVidia" graphic cards but it seems “GPUOpen” can somehow give “CUDA” capabilities to "AMD" graphic cards. So what should I do to have "CUDA" on my "AMD" graphic card? How can I download or install “GPUOpen”? What is the procedure?

 

[COLGeek]

Sorry, but this is not possible. AMD does not support CUDA. There is no way to enable CUDA with AMD GPUs.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Nothing has changed since the last time you asked this question.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3464401/msi-radeon-290x-lightning-gddr5-cuda-enabled-graphic-card.html

 

[QuestionsFromMe]

Thanks for your answers! I also have asked this in German See here:

https://www.gutefrage.net/frage/wie-bekomme-ich-cuda-auf-amd-grafikkarten?foundIn=user-profile-question-listing

But why they are talking about GPUOpen?... What is its significance?.... I thought maybe by installing some kind of software I could make my graphic card’s 2560 stream processors to work like CUDA cores and hence have the render by GPU option enabled on my graphic card!

 

[Mousemonkey]

Thanks for your answers! I also have asked this in German See here:

https://www.gutefrage.net/frage/wie-bekomme-ich-cuda-auf-amd-grafikkarten?foundIn=user-profile-question-listing

But why they are talking about GPUOpen?... What is its significance?.... I thought maybe by installing some kind of software I could make my graphic card’s 2560 stream processors to work like CUDA cores and hence have the render by GPU option enabled on my graphic card!

It's in German, I don't speak or read German so I have no idea what is being discussed.

 

[QuestionsFromMe]

No it is OK. They are saying what you said too. They say “OpenCL” is better and like that. But regarding my problem they confirm what you said already: it is impossible and have to use other rendering programs which support AMD.... I have to forget Solidworks Visualize 2017 altogether…

 

[COLGeek]

As said before, either use another application to do your work, or change to a NVidia GPU to take advantage of CUDA with your current application.

Those are your only options.

Good luck.