# How to use GPU rendering when using qquickvtkitem

**URL:** <https://discourse.vtk.org/t/how-to-use-gpu-rendering-when-using-qquickvtkitem/11752>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** code\
**Created:** [June 18, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/how-to-use-gpu-rendering-when-using-qquickvtkitem/11752 "2023-06-18T09:17:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![notThisMoment](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/notthismoment/32/7288_2.png) [@notThisMoment](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/notThisMoment)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/how-to-use-gpu-rendering-when-using-qquickvtkitem/11752/1 "2023-06-18T09:17:10Z")

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Always use the CPU instead of the GPU when rendering, even when vtkopenglrenderwindow is used