HIP SDK installation for Windows

The Heterogeneous-computing Interface for Portability (HIP) SDK for Windows brings a subset of the

:doc:`ROCm<reference/component-support>` platform to Windows. It provides APIs

and tooling to leverage the computational power of accelerators

and GPUs to create high-performance, portable applications using

The HIP SDK for Windows brings a subset of the:doc:`ROCm<reference/component-support>`

platform to Windows. It provides APIs and tooling to leverage the computational power

of accelerators and GPUs to create high-performance, portable applications using

:doc:`HIP<hip:index>`.

HIP SDK changes

As of ROCm version 6.1.2, the HIP SDK for Windows includes updated versions of

the runtime components ``amdhip64`` and ``amd_comgr``. To use the latest

capabilities of the HIP SDK, reference the new versions of

these DLL binaries.

capabilities of the HIP SDK, reference the new versions of these DLL binaries:

* ``amdhip64_6.dll`` (formerly ``amdhip64.dll``)

System requirements

The HIP SDK is supported on Windows 10 and 11. You can install HIP on a system without AMD GPUs

The HIP SDK is supported on Windows 10 and 11, and Windows Server 2022. You can install HIP on a system without AMD GPUs

to use the build toolchains, but to run HIP applications, you'll need a compatible GPU. Refer to

:ref:`supported-gpus-win` for more details.

The installer executable will temporarily extract installer packages to `C:\\AMD`, which it removes

The installer executable will temporarily extract installer packages to ``C:\\AMD``, which it removes

after completing the installation. You'll see the "Initializing install" window during extraction.

..image::./data/how-to/002-initializing.png

"HIP Libraries", "Full, Partial, None", "Runtime, Development (Libs and headers)"

"HIP Runtime Compiler", "Full, Partial, None", "Runtime, Development (headers)"

"HIP Ray Tracing", "Full, Partial, None", "Runtime, Development (headers)"

"Visual Studio Plugin", "Full, Partial, None", "Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022 Plugin"

"`Visual Studio Plugin<https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/hip-vs/en/latest/>`_", "Full, Partial, None", "Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022 Plugin"

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5. Complete installation.

Once the installation is complete, the installer window may prompt you for a system restart. Click

**Restart** at the lower right corner, shown in the following image.

After the installation is complete, the installer window might prompt you for a system restart. Click **Finish** or **Restart** in the lower-right corner, as shown in the following image.

..image::./data/how-to/013-install-complete.png

..note::

If the installer terminates mid-installation, you can safely remove the temporary directory created

under `C:\\AMD`. Installed components don't depend on this folder unless you explicitly chose

this as the install folder.

under `C:\\AMD`. Installed components don't depend on this folder unless you explicitly chose this as the install folder.

Uninstall