X-49 / pytorch-docker-gfx803

Run Pytorch with ROCm hardware acceleration on an RX590 (or similar GPU)

Pytorch on gfx803-based GPUs

This was created in order to be able to use Stable Diffusion on my RX590 with ROCm hardware acceleration.

After building this image, you can run it with

docker run -it -v $HOME:/data --privileged --rm --device=/dev/kfd --device=/dev/dri --group-add video <IMAGE_NAME>

where <IMAGE_NAME> should be printed by docker build . after finishing to run in this directory.

Note: My screen goes dark when running this on my system directly. However, it works when used through an SSH connection, at least after killing the X server and switching to a TTY. This seems to be due to an issue with ROCm >4.0, which doesn't officially support gfx803 cards anymore. Unfortunately, the older 3.5 version provided by @xuhuisheng doesn't appear to work for Stable Diffusion (I'd be glad to be proven wrong, however).

• Update: As it turned out, there were 2 other reasons:

  1. I had a bug (as in, a litteral insect) stuck in my power connector
  2. My PC was overheating - as it turned out, my PC fans suck and didn't push enough air

  After adressing both of these, it worked for the most part.