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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

Useful exercise on computational problem solving

Mathematical equations are only useful when you can apply them to solve a social problem or, in other words, serve society through computing. We do this through the convergence of multiple interdisciplinary fields.

Before you try to computationally solve a problem, always consider breaking it down into a series of categorized steps:

  1. Problem outline: Finding the nature of the problem and choosing the most effective way of solving it and displaying the result
  2. Problem solution: Choosing the most effective mathematical formula to solve the problem
  3. Program code: Programming the underlying solution to the problem
  4. Solution testing: Applying the previous methodologies to solve a computational problem with Python code to provide an effectively programmed solution

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