CUDA Programming: A Developer's Guide to Parallel Computing with GPUs (Applications of Gpu Computing) - Softcover

Cook, Shane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124159338 ISBN 13: 9780124159334

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 2012

Synopsis

If you need to learn CUDA but don't have experience with parallel computing, CUDA Programming: A Developer's Introduction offers a detailed guide to CUDA with a grounding in parallel fundamentals. It starts by introducing CUDA and bringing you up to speed on GPU parallelism and hardware, then delving into CUDA installation. Chapters on core concepts including threads, blocks, grids, and memory focus on both parallel and CUDA-specific issues. Later, the...

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About the Author

Shane Cook is Technical Director at CUDA Developer, a consultancy company that helps companies exploit the power of GPUs by re-engineering code to make the optimal use of the hardware available. He formed CUDA Developer upon realizing the potential of heterogeneous systems and CUDA to disrupt existing serial and parallel programming technologies. He has a degree in Applied Software Engineering, specializing in the embedded software field. He has...

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Review

"I must mention chapters 7, which deals with the practicalities of using the SDK, and 9, which offers advice and a detailed breakdown of areas that can limit the performance of a CUDA application. Together, these chapters transform this good book into the kind of excellent text that all CUDA developers can find useful, regardless of their relative experience."--ComputingReviews.com, July 12, 2013 "This book is one of the most comprehensive...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0124159338
• ISBN 13: 9780124159334
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592