diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/BuildFile.xml b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/BuildFile.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ae3d37a5f6b4f..0000000000000
--- a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/BuildFile.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<iftool name="cuda-gcc-support">
-  <bin name="cudaComputeCapabilities" file="cudaComputeCapabilities.cpp isCudaDeviceSupported.cu">
-    <use name="cuda"/>
-  </bin>
-
-  <bin name="cudaIsEnabled" file="cudaIsEnabled.cpp isCudaDeviceSupported.cu">
-    <use name="cuda"/>
-  </bin>
-</iftool>
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/BuildFile.xml b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/BuildFile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fa33a5a6280f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/BuildFile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<iftool name="cuda-gcc-support">
+  <use name="cuda"/>
+  <bin name="cudaComputeCapabilities" file="cudaComputeCapabilities.cpp isCudaDeviceSupported.cu"/>
+  <bin name="cudaIsEnabled" file="cudaIsEnabled.cpp isCudaDeviceSupported.cu"/>
+<else/>
+  <bin name="cudaComputeCapabilities" file="cudaComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp"/>
+  <bin name="cudaIsEnabled" file="cudaIsEnabled_fallback.cpp"/>
+</iftool>
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities.cpp
rename to HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities.cpp
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dc3861a53bd49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// C/C++ headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// always returns EXIT_FAILURE
+int main() {
+  std::cerr << "cudaComputeCapabilities: CUDA is not supported on this architecture" << std::endl;
+  return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/cudaIsEnabled.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaIsEnabled.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/cudaIsEnabled.cpp
rename to HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaIsEnabled.cpp
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaIsEnabled_fallback.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaIsEnabled_fallback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..92785c12af592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/cudaIsEnabled_fallback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// C/C++ headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+// always returns EXIT_FAILURE
+int main() { return EXIT_FAILURE; }
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.cu b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.cu
similarity index 100%
rename from HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.cu
rename to HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.cu
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.h b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.h
similarity index 100%
rename from HeterogeneousCore/CUDAServices/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.h
rename to HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/bin/isCudaDeviceSupported.h
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml
index bb453aa1662e3..5c1146014c0aa 100644
--- a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml
@@ -133,4 +133,14 @@
     <flags CUDA_FLAGS="-g -DGPU_DEBUG"/>
     <flags CXXFLAGS="-g -DGPU_DEBUG"/>
   </bin>
+
+  <bin file="testCudaCheck.cpp" name="testCudaCheck">
+    <use name="catch2"/>
+    <use name="cuda"/>
+  </bin>
+
+  <bin file="testRequireCUDADevices.cpp" name="testRequireCUDADevices">
+    <use name="catch2"/>
+    <use name="cuda"/>
+  </bin>
 </iftool>
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/testCudaCheck.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/testCudaCheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c812cd06904ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/testCudaCheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Catch2 headers
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+// CUDA headers
+#include <cuda_runtime.h>
+
+// CMSSW headers
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/interface/cudaCheck.h"
+
+TEST_CASE("HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities testCudaCheck", "[testCudaCheck]") {
+  SECTION("Test cudaCheck() driver API") {
+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(cudaCheck(CUDA_SUCCESS));
+    REQUIRE_THROWS(cudaCheck(CUDA_ERROR_UNKNOWN));
+  }
+  SECTION("Test cudaCheck() runtime API") {
+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(cudaCheck(cudaSuccess));
+    REQUIRE_THROWS(cudaCheck(cudaErrorUnknown));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/testRequireCUDADevices.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/testRequireCUDADevices.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d513de0591447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/test/testRequireCUDADevices.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Catch2 headers
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+// CUDA headers
+#include <cuda_runtime.h>
+
+// CMSSW headers
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/interface/cudaCheck.h"
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities/interface/requireDevices.h"
+
+TEST_CASE("HeterogeneousCore/CUDAUtilities testRequireCUDADevices", "[testRequireCUDADevices]") {
+  SECTION("Test requireDevices()") {
+    cms::cudatest::requireDevices();
+
+    int devices = 0;
+    cudaCheck(cudaGetDeviceCount(&devices));
+
+    REQUIRE(devices > 0);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/BuildFile.xml b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/BuildFile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b78ba26b6e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/BuildFile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<iftool name="rocm">
+  <use name="rocm"/>
+  <use name="FWCore/Utilities" source_only="true"/>
+  <export>
+    <lib name="1"/>
+  </export>
+</iftool>
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/BuildFile.xml b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/BuildFile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..46fe21d388c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/BuildFile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<iftool name="rocm">
+  <use name="rocm"/>
+  <bin name="rocmComputeCapabilities" file="rocmComputeCapabilities.cpp isRocmDeviceSupported.hip.cc"/>
+  <bin name="rocmIsEnabled" file="rocmIsEnabled.cpp isRocmDeviceSupported.hip.cc"/>
+<else/>
+  <bin name="rocmComputeCapabilities" file="rocmComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp"/>
+  <bin name="rocmIsEnabled" file="rocmIsEnabled_fallback.cpp"/>
+</iftool>
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/isRocmDeviceSupported.h b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/isRocmDeviceSupported.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b345b13b032b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/isRocmDeviceSupported.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef HeterogeneousCore_ROCmServices_bin_isRocmDeviceSupported_h
+#define HeterogeneousCore_ROCmServices_bin_isRocmDeviceSupported_h
+
+bool isRocmDeviceSupported(int device);
+
+#endif  // HeterogeneousCore_ROCmServices_bin_isRocmDeviceSupported_h
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/isRocmDeviceSupported.hip.cc b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/isRocmDeviceSupported.hip.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..11e78bdff5f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/isRocmDeviceSupported.hip.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+#include "isRocmDeviceSupported.h"
+
+namespace {
+  __global__ void setSupported(bool* result) { *result = true; }
+}  // namespace
+
+bool isRocmDeviceSupported(int device) {
+  bool supported = false;
+  bool* supported_d;
+
+  // select the requested device - will fail if the index is invalid
+  hipError_t status = hipSetDevice(device);
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // allocate memory for the flag on the device
+  status = hipMalloc(&supported_d, sizeof(bool));
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // initialise the flag on the device
+  status = hipMemset(supported_d, 0x00, sizeof(bool));
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // try to set the flag on the device
+  setSupported<<<1, 1>>>(supported_d);
+
+  // check for an eventual error from launching the kernel on an unsupported device
+  status = hipGetLastError();
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // wait for the kernelto run
+  status = hipDeviceSynchronize();
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // copy the flag back to the host
+  status = hipMemcpy(&supported, supported_d, sizeof(bool), hipMemcpyDeviceToHost);
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // free the device memory
+  status = hipFree(supported_d);
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  // reset the device
+  status = hipDeviceReset();
+  if (status != hipSuccess)
+    return false;
+
+  return supported;
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmComputeCapabilities.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmComputeCapabilities.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..06a1ce18fdbb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmComputeCapabilities.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// C/C++ standard headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// ROCm headers
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+// CMSSW headers
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/hipCheck.h"
+#include "isRocmDeviceSupported.h"
+
+int main() {
+  int devices = 0;
+  hipError_t status = hipGetDeviceCount(&devices);
+  if (status != hipSuccess) {
+    std::cerr << "rocmComputeCapabilities: " << hipGetErrorString(status) << std::endl;
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < devices; ++i) {
+    hipDeviceProp_t properties;
+    hipCheck(hipGetDeviceProperties(&properties, i));
+    std::stringstream arch;
+    arch << "gfx" << properties.gcnArch;
+    std::cout << std::setw(4) << i << "    " << std::setw(8) << arch.str() << "    " << properties.name;
+    if (not isRocmDeviceSupported(i)) {
+      std::cout << " (unsupported)";
+    }
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e754a7187b49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmComputeCapabilities_fallback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// C/C++ headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// always returns EXIT_FAILURE
+int main() {
+  std::cerr << "rocmComputeCapabilities: ROCm is not supported on this architecture" << std::endl;
+  return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmIsEnabled.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmIsEnabled.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9fb97efbcc745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmIsEnabled.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// C/C++ headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+// ROCm headers
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+// local headers
+#include "isRocmDeviceSupported.h"
+
+// returns EXIT_SUCCESS if at least one visible ROCm device can be used, or EXIT_FAILURE otherwise
+int main() {
+  int devices = 0;
+  auto status = hipGetDeviceCount(&devices);
+  if (status != hipSuccess) {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  // check that at least one visible ROCm device can be used
+  for (int i = 0; i < devices; ++i) {
+    if (isRocmDeviceSupported(i))
+      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  // no visible usable devices
+  return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmIsEnabled_fallback.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmIsEnabled_fallback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..92785c12af592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/bin/rocmIsEnabled_fallback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// C/C++ headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+// always returns EXIT_FAILURE
+int main() { return EXIT_FAILURE; }
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/hipCheck.h b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/hipCheck.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a376194bcb470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/hipCheck.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef HeterogeneousCore_ROCmUtilities_hipCheck_h
+#define HeterogeneousCore_ROCmUtilities_hipCheck_h
+
+// C++ standard headers
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
+// ROCm headers
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+// CMSSW headers
+#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/Likely.h"
+
+namespace cms {
+  namespace rocm {
+
+    [[noreturn]] inline void abortOnError(const char* file,
+                                          int line,
+                                          const char* cmd,
+                                          const char* error,
+                                          const char* message,
+                                          std::string_view description = std::string_view()) {
+      std::ostringstream out;
+      out << "\n";
+      out << file << ", line " << line << ":\n";
+      out << "hipCheck(" << cmd << ");\n";
+      out << error << ": " << message << "\n";
+      if (!description.empty())
+        out << description << "\n";
+      throw std::runtime_error(out.str());
+    }
+
+    inline bool hipCheck_(const char* file,
+                          int line,
+                          const char* cmd,
+                          hipError_t result,
+                          std::string_view description = std::string_view()) {
+      if (LIKELY(result == hipSuccess))
+        return true;
+
+      const char* error = hipGetErrorName(result);
+      const char* message = hipGetErrorString(result);
+      abortOnError(file, line, cmd, error, message, description);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }  // namespace rocm
+}  // namespace cms
+
+#define hipCheck(ARG, ...) (cms::rocm::hipCheck_(__FILE__, __LINE__, #ARG, (ARG), ##__VA_ARGS__))
+
+#endif  // HeterogeneousCore_ROCmUtilities_hipCheck_h
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/requireDevices.h b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/requireDevices.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d09e262f861ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/requireDevices.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef HeterogeneousCore_ROCmUtilities_interface_requireDevices_h
+#define HeterogeneousCore_ROCmUtilities_interface_requireDevices_h
+
+/**
+ * These functions are meant to be called only from unit tests.
+ */
+namespace cms {
+  namespace rocmtest {
+
+    /// In presence of ROCm devices, return true; otherwise print message and return false
+    bool testDevices();
+
+    /// Print message and exit if there are no ROCm devices
+    void requireDevices();
+
+  }  // namespace rocmtest
+}  // namespace cms
+
+#endif  // HeterogeneousCore_ROCmUtilities_interface_requireDevices_h
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/src/requireDevices.cc b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/src/requireDevices.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b62d48d383d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/src/requireDevices.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/requireDevices.h"
+
+namespace cms::rocmtest {
+
+  bool testDevices() {
+    int devices = 0;
+    auto status = hipGetDeviceCount(&devices);
+    if (status != hipSuccess) {
+      std::cerr << "Failed to initialise the ROCm runtime, the test will be skipped.\n";
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (devices == 0) {
+      std::cerr << "No ROCm devices available, the test will be skipped.\n";
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  void requireDevices() {
+    if (not testDevices()) {
+      exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+  }
+
+}  // namespace cms::rocmtest
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..516b14b94cbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/BuildFile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<iftool name="rocm">
+  <bin file="testHipCheck.cpp" name="testHipCheck">
+    <use name="catch2"/>
+    <use name="rocm"/>
+    <use name="HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities"/>
+  </bin>
+
+  <bin file="testRequireROCmDevices.cpp" name="testRequireROCmDevices">
+    <use name="catch2"/>
+    <use name="rocm"/>
+    <use name="HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities"/>
+  </bin>
+</iftool>
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/testHipCheck.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/testHipCheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b08d5213d07ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/testHipCheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Catch2 headers
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+// ROCm headers
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+// CMSSW headers
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/hipCheck.h"
+
+TEST_CASE("HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities testHipCheck", "[testHipCheck]") {
+  SECTION("Test hipCheck() API") {
+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(hipCheck(hipSuccess));
+    REQUIRE_THROWS(hipCheck(hipErrorUnknown));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/testRequireROCmDevices.cpp b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/testRequireROCmDevices.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..edc2eff9672ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/test/testRequireROCmDevices.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Catch2 headers
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+// ROCm headers
+#include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
+
+// CMSSW headers
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/hipCheck.h"
+#include "HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities/interface/requireDevices.h"
+
+TEST_CASE("HeterogeneousCore/ROCmUtilities testRequireROCmDevices", "[testRequireROCmDevices]") {
+  SECTION("Test requireDevices()") {
+    cms::rocmtest::requireDevices();
+
+    int devices = 0;
+    hipCheck(hipGetDeviceCount(&devices));
+
+    REQUIRE(devices > 0);
+  }
+}