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Hands-On GPU Computing with Python

By : Avimanyu Bandyopadhyay
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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

Final thoughts

I hope you found the book interesting and helpful. Please go ahead and start getting involved with the computing and deep learning community, especially with an open source approach. Please remember that, the application of GPU computing, deep learning, or any other technology is most effective only when applied in the right manner and in the right situation. So, the application of technology becomes more important than the technology itself. I really hope this book brings computer scientists much closer toward application scientists for better collaboration. I wish you all the best in your academic and learning endeavors!

Let's conclude with the following quote from Edgar Dijkstra, the creator of the famous Dijkstra Algorithm:

"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes, biology is about microscopes, or chemistry is...