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GPU-Accelerated Computing with Python 3 and CUDA
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This chapter introduced two libraries from the RAPIDS ecosystem: cuDF and cuML. cuDF provides a familiar, pandas-like API for high-performance data manipulation on GPU, while cuML offers GPU-accelerated implementations of common machine learning algorithms. Effective use of these libraries requires thinking in terms of GPU-friendly workflows: keeping data on the GPU, choosing appropriate data types, and avoiding unnecessary memory transfers.
While cuDF and cuML make GPU acceleration accessible, they do not replace the need for careful data preparation, feature engineering, and thoughtful experimentation. For small datasets, CPU-based libraries such as pandas and scikit-learn may still be faster, and understanding the limitations of black-box models remains important. Common pitfalls and performance considerations were highlighted for both libraries. Underneath the hood, these libraries are built on top of CUDA kernels, so all the concepts from the previous chapters still apply...