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GPU-Accelerated Computing with Python 3 and CUDA

GPU-Accelerated Computing with Python 3 and CUDA

By : Niels Cautaerts, Hossein Ghorbanfekr
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GPU-Accelerated Computing with Python 3 and CUDA

GPU-Accelerated Computing with Python 3 and CUDA

By: Niels Cautaerts, Hossein Ghorbanfekr

Overview of this book

Writing high-performance Python code doesn’t have to mean switching to C++. This book shows you how to accelerate Python applications using NVIDIA’s CUDA platform and a modern ecosystem of Python tools and libraries. Aimed at researchers, engineers, and data scientists, it offers a practical yet deep understanding of GPU programming and how to fully exploit modern GPU hardware. You’ll begin with the fundamentals of CUDA programming in Python using Numba-CUDA, learning how GPUs work and how to write, execute, and debug custom GPU kernels. Building on this foundation, the book explores memory access optimization, asynchronous execution with CUDA streams, and multi-GPU scaling using Dask-CUDA. Performance analysis and tuning are emphasized throughout, using NVIDIA Nsight profilers. You’ll also learn to use high-level GPU libraries such as JAX, CuPy, and RAPIDS to accelerate numerical Python workflows with minimal code changes. These techniques are applied to real-world examples, including PDE solvers, image processing, physical simulations, and transformer models. Written by experienced GPU practitioners, this hands-on guide emphasizes reproducible workflows using Python 3.10+, CUDA 12.3+, and tools like the Pixi package manager. By the end, you’ll have future-ready skills for building scalable GPU applications in Python.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
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Part 1: Fundamentals of GPU programming with CUDA in Python 3
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Part 2: Performance Optimization and Advanced CUDA Topics
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Part 3: Using High-Level Python Libraries for GPU Computation
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Part 4: Real-World Example Applications
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Part 5: Beyond This Book
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Index

Avoiding frequent global memory data access

Accessing global memory is slow, which is why there are two layers of cache in between to reduce the effective latency. L1 and L2 caches cannot be explicitly programmed; their behavior is controlled indirectly via data access patterns, through configuration, and by using specific load and store operations. However, some algorithms with predictable data access patterns and frequent data reuse benefit from low-latency memory that is explicitly controlled. This section explains two mechanisms that reduce global memory requests and cache pressure: shared memory and warp intrinsics.

Effectively using shared memory

Shared memory is memory that lives on the same hardware as the L1 cache. Each SM has its own L1 cache, with data access that is about 20-30 times faster than accessing VRAM.

As the name implies, shared memory is shared by all threads in a block. Therefore, it is useful as a programmable scratch space for keeping data that needs to be reused...

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