What causes "ROCm: HIP error: invalid device — no GPU detected"?

Common on AMD GPU + Linux when ROCm doesn't see your card. Causes: - GPU isn't on the supported list for your ROCm version (officially supports Vega 20, RDNA 2/3/4 — RDNA 1 is partial, Polaris is unsupported as of ROCm 6) - User isn't in the `render` and `video` groups - Conflicting GPU driver (proprietary vs amdgpu) - ROCm version mismatch with kernel

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ROCm: HIP error: invalid device — no GPU detected

Q: How do you fix "ROCm: HIP error: invalid device — no GPU detected"?

**1. Verify your card is supported:** ```bash # Check ROCm version rocminfo | grep -i version # Check detected devices rocm-smi ``` RX 6000 / 7000 / 9000 series and Radeon PRO W6800+ are supported on Linux. RX 5000 (RDNA 1) is hit-or-miss. RX 580 (Polaris) needs old ROCm 5. **2. Add yourself to the right groups:** ```bash sudo usermod -a -G render,video $USER # Log out and back in for the change to take effect ``` **3. Force the right device** via env var (helpful for unsupported cards that ALMOST work): ```bash export HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0 # for RDNA 2 / RX 6000 series export HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=11.0.0 # for RDNA 3 / RX 7000 series ``` **4. Check kernel module:** ```bash lsmod | grep amdgpu # If missing: sudo modprobe amdgpu ``` **Windows: ROCm support is incomplete.** Use Vulkan backend in llama.cpp instead, or run in WSL2 with ROCm-on-WSL.

HIP error: invalid device function / hipErrorNoDevice

By Fredoline Eruo · Last verified Jun 12, 2026

Cause

Common on AMD GPU + Linux when ROCm doesn't see your card. Causes:

GPU isn't on the supported list for your ROCm version (officially supports Vega 20, RDNA 2/3/4 — RDNA 1 is partial, Polaris is unsupported as of ROCm 6)
User isn't in the render and video groups
Conflicting GPU driver (proprietary vs amdgpu)
ROCm version mismatch with kernel

Solution

1. Verify your card is supported:

# Check ROCm version
rocminfo | grep -i version
# Check detected devices
rocm-smi

RX 6000 / 7000 / 9000 series and Radeon PRO W6800+ are supported on Linux. RX 5000 (RDNA 1) is hit-or-miss. RX 580 (Polaris) needs old ROCm 5.

2. Add yourself to the right groups:

sudo usermod -a -G render,video $USER
# Log out and back in for the change to take effect

3. Force the right device via env var (helpful for unsupported cards that ALMOST work):

export HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0  # for RDNA 2 / RX 6000 series
export HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=11.0.0  # for RDNA 3 / RX 7000 series

4. Check kernel module:

lsmod | grep amdgpu
# If missing:
sudo modprobe amdgpu

Windows: ROCm support is incomplete. Use Vulkan backend in llama.cpp instead, or run in WSL2 with ROCm-on-WSL.

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