How to Install ROCm for AMD GPUs

Warning

You cannot have ROCm and AMDGPU-Pro driver installed at the same time, if you already have AMDGPU-Pro installed, run the command:

amdgpu-pro-uninstall

1. Add apt repo:

   wget -qO - http://repo.radeon.com/rocm/apt/debian/rocm.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add - && echo 'deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.radeon.com/rocm/apt/debian/ xenial main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rocm.listbash
   

2. bash sudo apt update && sudo apt install rocm-dkms

3. To access the GPU, you must be a user in the video group. Ensure your user account is a member of the video group prior to using ROCm. To add your user to the video group, use the following command for the sudo password:

   sudo usermod -a -G video $LOGNAME
   

4. By default, add any future users to the video group. Run the following command to add users to the video group:

   echo 'ADD_EXTRA_GROUPS=1' | sudo tee -a /etc/adduser.conf
   
   echo 'EXTRA_GROUPS=video' | sudo tee -a /etc/adduser.conf
   

5. Restart the system

   reboot
   

6. After restarting the system, run the following commands to verify that the ROCm installation is successful. If you see your GPUs listed by both commands, the installation is considered successful.

   /opt/rocm/bin/rocminfo
   
   /opt/rocm/opencl/bin/x86_64/clinfo
   

7. To run the ROCm programs more efficiently, add the ROCm binaries in your PATH.

   echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/rocm/bin:/opt/rocm/profiler/bin:/opt/rocm/opencl/bin/x86_64' | sudo tee -a /etc/profile.d/rocm.sh
   

8. To remove ROCm:

   sudo apt autoremove rocm-dkms
   
   sudo apt autoremove rocm-libs miopen-hip cxlactivitylogger