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# SelectCLIPDevice - ComfyUI Built-in Node Documentation

> Complete documentation for the SelectCLIPDevice node in ComfyUI. Learn its inputs, outputs, parameters and usage.

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## Overview

The Select CLIP Device node lets you choose which device (CPU or a specific GPU) the CLIP text encoder runs on. By default, the device is assigned by the model loader, but you can override it to use the CPU or a particular GPU. If the requested device doesn't exist on your machine, the node simply passes the CLIP through unchanged and logs a message instead of causing an error.

## Inputs

| Parameter | Data Type | Required | Range                                                                                                                                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `clip`    | CLIP      | Yes      |                                                                                                                                                  | The CLIP text encoder to assign to a specific device.                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `device`  | COMBO     | Yes      | `"default"`<br />`"cpu"`<br />`"gpu:0"`<br />`"gpu:1"`<br />`"gpu:2"`<br />`"gpu:3"`<br />`"gpu:4"`<br />`"gpu:5"`<br />`"gpu:6"`<br />`"gpu:7"` | The device to place the CLIP text encoder on. `"default"` restores the device assigned by the loader. `"cpu"` pins both the load and offload device to CPU. `"gpu:N"` pins the load device to the Nth available GPU (default: `"default"`). |

## Outputs

| Output Name | Data Type | Description                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `clip`      | CLIP      | The CLIP text encoder assigned to the selected device, or the original CLIP passed through unchanged if the requested device is not available. |

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