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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

Understanding how ROCm-C/C++ works with hipify, HIP, and OpenCL

In this section, we will learn how CUDA code is converted into cross-platform HIP code and how to use the HIP compiler to compile the ported code. Finally, we will explore an OpenCL example by comparing it to CUDA through its documentation, so as to understand the open computing language in an easier manner.

Converting CUDA code into cross-platform HIP code with hipify

As we begin understanding ROCm for both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, what can be more practical than a hands-on approach to converting our first CUDA program in this book into an ROCm HIP version? Follow these steps to achieve that:

  1. Make sure you have the Terminal open at the location where you have the...