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GPU Architecture & CUDA Programming Guide

The document discusses GPU architecture and its components, emphasizing its ability to execute thousands of threads in parallel for high-performance computing. It introduces CUDA programming, which enables massive parallel execution and reduces execution time, and explains hybrid programming that combines MPI and OpenMP for efficient data distribution and CPU thread management. The conclusion highlights the importance of these technologies in modern parallel computing.

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GPU Architecture & CUDA Programming Guide

The document discusses GPU architecture and its components, emphasizing its ability to execute thousands of threads in parallel for high-performance computing. It introduces CUDA programming, which enables massive parallel execution and reduces execution time, and explains hybrid programming that combines MPI and OpenMP for efficient data distribution and CPU thread management. The conclusion highlights the importance of these technologies in modern parallel computing.

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GPU Architecture, CUDA & Hybrid Program

GPU Architecture, CUDA & Hybrid Programming

M. Baqir Kazmi 24642

Farhan Ahmad 26357

Imran Ali 30587

Ahmad Raza 26343

Dawood 26852

BSCS 7th Semester


Parallel & Distributed Computing
GPU Architecture

• GPU executes thousands of threads in parallel


• Designed for high performance computing
• Optimized for high throughput instead of low latency
Main Components of GPU

• Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs)


• CUDA Cores
• Memory Hierarchy (Registers, Shared, Global Memory)
GPU vs CPU

• CPU has few powerful cores


• GPU has thousands of small cores
• GPU is best for data-parallel tasks
CUDA Programming

• CUDA allows programmers to use GPU


• Enables massive parallel execution
• Reduces execution time
CUDA Programming Model

• Kernel: Function executed on GPU


• Threads: Smallest execution units
• Blocks: Group of threads
• Grid: Collection of blocks
Hybrid Programming

• Combination of MPI and OpenMP


• MPI for communication between nodes
• OpenMP for parallelism inside a node
GPU + Hybrid Programming

• MPI handles data distribution


• OpenMP manages CPU threads
• CUDA accelerates computation on GPU
Advantages

• High performance
• Better scalability
• Efficient utilization of hardware
Conclusion

GPU architecture, CUDA programming, and hybrid models


are essential for modern parallel computing.

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