Additional Configurations

For certain use cases, you may need to install additional software, to benefit from the full potential of OpenVINO™. Check the following list for components used in your workflow:

GPU drivers

If you want to run inference on a GPU, make sure your GPU’s drivers are properly installed. See the guide on GPU configuration for details.

NPU drivers

Intel’s Neural Processing Unit introduced with the Intel® Core™ Ultra generation of CPUs (formerly known as Meteor Lake), is a low-power solution for offloading neural network computation. If you want to run inference on an NPU, make sure your NPU’s drivers are properly installed. See the guide on NPU configuration for details.

OpenVINO GenAI Dependencies

OpenVINO GenAI is a flavor of OpenVINO, aiming to simplify running generative AI models. For information on the dependencies required to use OpenVINO GenAI, see the guide on OpenVINO GenAI Dependencies.

Open Computer Vision Library

OpenCV is used to extend the capabilities of some models, for example enhance some of OpenVINO samples, when used as a dependency in compilation. To install OpenCV for OpenVINO, see the instructions on GtHub.