How do I disable the GPU in Sapphire?

Updated June 10, 2023 15:39

Disabling the GPU in Sapphire will force Sapphire to run in CPU only mode, and can quickly solve many common Sapphire rendering issues. This is done by editing the Sapphire configuration file, also known as s_config.text. To disable the GPU, you must open s_config.text with any text editor and find the line that says “use_gpu=yes” and change that to “use_gpu=no”. After editing, make sure to save and replace the s_config.text file and restart your host application. Sapphire will now render only on the CPU, but your GPU will still be active for your host application.

- For AfterEffects and Premiere on Windows
  - s_config.text is located at: /ProgramFiles/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) Adobe
- For AfterEffects and Premiere on macOS
  - s_config.text is located at: /Applications/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) Adobe/config/
- For Photoshop on Windows
  - s_config.text is located at: /ProgramFiles/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) Photoshop
- For Photoshop on macOS
  - s_config.text is located at: /Applications/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) Photoshop/config/
- For Avid on Windows
  - s_config.text is located at: /ProgramFiles/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) Avid
- For Avid on macOS
  - s_config.text is located at: /Applications/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) Avid/config/
- For OFX hosts on Windows
  - s_config.text is located at: /ProgramFiles/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) OFX
- For OFX hosts on macOS
  - s_config.text is located at: /Applications/BorisFX/Sapphire (version#) OFX/config/
- For OFX hosts on Linux
  - s_config.text is located at: /opt/BorisFX/SapphireOFX

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