# Does GROMACS supports GPU acceleration on M1 Mac？

**URL:** <https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/does-gromacs-supports-gpu-acceleration-on-m1-mac/3466>\
**Category:** User discussions\
**Tags:** gpu\
**Created:** [January 12, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/does-gromacs-supports-gpu-acceleration-on-m1-mac/3466 "2022-01-12T10:27:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![tianyishi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tianyishi](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/tianyishi)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/does-gromacs-supports-gpu-acceleration-on-m1-mac/3466/5 "2022-06-10T22:01:25Z")

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Thank you! After setting `GMX_GPU_DISABLE_COMPATIBILITY_CHECK=1` and with a OpenCL-enabled build, GROMACS is indeed able to find and utilize the GPU in M1 chip.

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