# OpenCV GPU utilization

**URL:** <https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-gpu-utilization/13593>\
**Category:** Python\
**Tags:** highgui\
**Created:** [June 19, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-gpu-utilization/13593 "2023-06-19T16:27:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahmud262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mahmud262](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Mahmud262)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-gpu-utilization/13593/1 "2023-06-19T16:27:03Z")

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Does imshow utilize the gpu to render images?

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**Author:** ![crackwitz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.opencv.org/crackwitz/32/14_2.png) [@crackwitz](https://forum.opencv.org/u/crackwitz)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-gpu-utilization/13593/2 "2023-06-19T21:23:51Z")

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usually not.

if the highgui module was built with OpenGL support, then you can create an imshow window in OpenGL mode. then it’ll do that.