## 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 | Description | Data Type | Required | Range |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `clip` | The CLIP text encoder to assign to a specific device. | CLIP | Yes |  |
| `device` | 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"`). | 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"` |

## Outputs

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

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