Most compositing software has relied on CPUs to process the image. This can often lead to long wait times for the user while the software renders the image. However, with the advent of more modern image processing methods this can now be done with easily accessible GPUs, leading to a much faster and smoother experience for the user.
Blackmagic Design has been quietly rewriting all of the tools we know and love within Fusion to be gpu-accelerated. Below is a list of what nodes are now GPU accelerated in Fusion as of July 2022.
3D
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Alembic Mesh 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bender 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Camera 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cube 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom Vertex 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Displace 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Duplicate 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
FBX Exporter
N/A
N/A
N/A
FBX Mesh 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fog 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Image Plane 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Locator 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Merge 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Override 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
PointCloud 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Projector 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Renderer 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Replace Material 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Replace Normals 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Replicate 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ribbon 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shape 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
SoftClip
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spherical Camera
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transform 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Triangulate 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
UV Map 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weld 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
3D Light
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Ambient Light
Yes
Yes
Yes
Directional Light
Yes
Yes
Yes
Point Light
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spot Light
Yes
Yes
Yes
3D Material
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Blinn
Yes
Yes
Yes
Channel Boolean
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cook Torrance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Material Merge
Yes
Yes
Yes
Phong
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reflect
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stereo Mix
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ward
Yes
Yes
Yes
3D Texture
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
BumpMap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Catcher
Yes
Yes
Yes
CubeMap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Falloff
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fast Noise
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gradient
Yes
Yes
Yes
SphereMap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Texture 2D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Texture Transform
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blur
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Blur
Yes
Yes
Yes
Defocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Directional Blur
–
–
–
Glow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sharpen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Soft Glow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unsharp Mask
–
–
–
VariBlur
–
–
–
Vector Motion Blur
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Auto Gain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brightness / Contrast
Yes
Yes
Yes
Channel Booleans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color Corrector
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color Curves
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color Gain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color Matrix
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color Space
Yes
Yes
Yes
Copy Aux
–
–
–
Gamut
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hue Curves
Yes
Yes
Yes
OCIO CDL Transform
–
–
–
OCIO Colorspace
–
–
–
OCIO File Transform
–
–
–
Set Canvas Color
–
–
–
White Balance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Composite
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Dissolve
Yes
Yes
Yes
Merge
Yes
Yes
Yes
Deep Pixel
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Ambient Occlusion
Yes
Yes
Yes
Depth Blur
–
–
–
Fog
–
–
–
Shader
–
–
–
Texture
–
–
–
Effect
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Duplicate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Highlight
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hot Spot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pseudo Color
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rays
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trails
Yes
Yes
Yes
TV
–
–
–
Film
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Cineon Log
Yes
Yes
Yes
Film Grain
–
–
–
Grain
–
–
–
Light Trim
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remove Noise
Yes
Yes
Yes
Filter
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Create Bump Map
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom Filter
Yes
Yes
Yes
Erode / Dilate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Filter
–
–
–
Rank Filter
–
–
–
Flow
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Sticky Note
N/A
N/A
N/A
Underlay
N/A
N/A
N/A
Generator
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Background
Yes
Yes
Yes
DaySky
Yes
Yes
Yes
FastNoise
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mandelbrot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plasma
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text+
–
–
–
I/O
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Loader
–
–
–
Media In
Yes
Yes
–
Media Out
Yes
Yes
–
Saver
Yes
Yes
Yes
LUT
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
File LUT
Yes
Yes
Yes
LUT Cube Analyzer
–
–
–
LUT Cube Apply
Yes
Yes
Yes
LUT Cube Creator
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mask
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Bitmap
Yes
Yes
Yes
BSpline
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ellipse
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mask Paint
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polygon
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ranges
–
–
–
Rectangle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Triangle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wand
–
–
–
Matte
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Alpha Divide
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alpha Multiply
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chroma Keyer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Clean Plate
–
–
–
Delta Keyer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Difference Keyer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Luma Keyer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Matte Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ultra Keyer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Metadata
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Copy Metadata
N/A
N/A
N/A
Set Metadata
N/A
N/A
N/A
Set Time Code
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miscellaneous
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Auto Domain
–
–
–
Change Depth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom Tool
–
–
–
Fields
–
–
–
Frame Average
–
–
–
Keyframe Stretcher
N/A
N/A
N/A
RunCommand
N/A
N/A
N/A
Set Domain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Time Speed
Yes
Yes
Yes
Time Stretcher
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wireless Link
–
–
–
Optical Flow
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Optical Flow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Repair Frame
–
Yes
Yes
Smooth Motion
–
Yes
Yes
Tween
–
Yes
Yes
Paint
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Paint
Yes
Yes
Yes
Particles
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
pAvoid
–
–
–
pBounce
–
–
–
pChangeStyle
–
–
–
pCustom
–
–
–
pCustomForce
–
–
–
pDirectionalForce
–
–
–
pEmitter
–
–
–
pFlock
–
–
–
pFollow
–
–
–
pFriction
–
–
–
pGradientForce
–
–
–
plmageEmitter
–
–
–
pKill
–
–
–
pMerge
–
–
–
pPointForce
–
–
–
pRender
3D Only
3D Only
3D Only
pSpawn
–
–
–
pTangentForce
–
–
–
pTurbulence
–
–
–
pVortex
–
–
–
Position
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Volume Fog
Yes
Yes
Yes
Volume Mask
Yes
Yes
Yes
Z to WorldPos
–
–
–
Shape
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
sBoolean
Yes
Yes
Yes
sDuplicate
Yes
Yes
Yes
sEllipse
Yes
Yes
Yes
sExpand
Yes
Yes
Yes
sGrid
Yes
Yes
Yes
sJitter
Yes
Yes
Yes
sMerge
Yes
Yes
Yes
sNGon
Yes
Yes
Yes
sOutline
Yes
Yes
Yes
sRectangle
Yes
Yes
Yes
sRender
Yes
Yes
Yes
sStar
Yes
Yes
Yes
sTransform
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stereo
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Anaglyph
–
Yes
Yes
Combiner
–
Yes
Yes
Disparity
–
Yes
Yes
Disparity To Z
–
Yes
Yes
Global Align
–
Yes
Yes
New Eye
–
Yes
Yes
Splitter
–
Yes
Yes
Stereo Align
–
Yes
Yes
Z To Disparity
–
Yes
Yes
Tracking
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Camera Tracker
–
Yes
Yes
Planar Tracker
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tracker
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transform
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Camera Shake
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Letterbox
Yes
Yes
Yes
Planar Transform
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resize
Yes
Yes
Yes
Scale
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transform
Yes
Yes
Yes
VR
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
LatLong Patcher
–
Yes
Yes
PanoMap
–
Yes
Yes
Spherical Stabilizer
–
Yes
Yes
Warp
Node
DaVinci Resolve Fusion
DaVinci Resolve Studio Fusion
Fusion Studio
Coordinate Space
–
–
–
Corner Positioner
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Displace
Yes
Yes
Yes
Drip
Yes
Yes
Yes
Grid Warp
–
–
–
Lens Distort
–
–
–
Perspective Positioner
Yes
Yes
Yes
Vector Distortion
–
–
–
Vortex
–
–
–
About the Author
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