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Hands-On GPU Computing with Python

By : Avimanyu Bandyopadhyay
Book Image

Hands-On GPU Computing with Python

By: Avimanyu Bandyopadhyay

Overview of this book

GPUs are proving to be excellent general purpose-parallel computing solutions for high-performance tasks such as deep learning and scientific computing. This book will be your guide to getting started with GPU computing. It begins by introducing GPU computing and explaining the GPU architecture and programming models. You will learn, by example, how to perform GPU programming with Python, and look at using integrations such as PyCUDA, PyOpenCL, CuPy, and Numba with Anaconda for various tasks such as machine learning and data mining. In addition to this, you will get to grips with GPU workflows, management, and deployment using modern containerization solutions. Toward the end of the book, you will get familiar with the principles of distributed computing for training machine learning models and enhancing efficiency and performance. By the end of this book, you will be able to set up a GPU ecosystem for running complex applications and data models that demand great processing capabilities, and be able to efficiently manage memory to compute your application effectively and quickly.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: Computing with GPUs Introduction, Fundamental Concepts, and Hardware
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Section 2: Hands-On Development with GPU Programming
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Section 3: Containerization and Machine Learning with GPU-Powered Python

Working with Anaconda, CuPy, and Numba for GPUs

Continuing with our hands-on experience, we now focus on our most important chapter, about using Python-only code, which essentially simplifies the GPU computing approach. We will revisit Anaconda and after a short reintroduction including Miniconda, we will begin our exploration by looking into it with a GPU computing perspective. In particular, CuPy and Numba will be covered to highlight the significance of Python-only syntax for GPU computing. We will carry out the same by seamlessly restructuring our earlier examples in a much simpler manner through CuPy and Numba.

Python programming enthusiasts will be encouraged to invoke NVIDIA GPUs within their program code with CuPy and CUDA-enabled Numba, while also not excluding AMD GPU users from experimenting with ROCm-enabled Numba. We start with gaining an understanding of how a CuPy...