Hands-On GPU Computing with Python

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.

Type
ebook
Category
publication date
2019-05-14
what you will learn

Utilize Python libraries and frameworks for GPU acceleration
Set up a GPU-enabled programmable machine learning environment on your system with Anaconda
Deploy your machine learning system on cloud containers with illustrated examples
Explore PyCUDA and PyOpenCL and compare them with platforms such as CUDA, OpenCL, and ROCm.
Perform data mining tasks with machine learning models on GPUs
Extend your knowledge of GPU computing in scientific applications

no of pages
452
duration
904
key features
Understand effective synchronization strategies for faster processing using GPUs * Write parallel processing scripts with PyCuda and PyOpenCL * Learn to use CUDA libraries such as CuDNN for deep learning on GPUs
approach
Starting with the essentials of GPU computing, the book will take you to design your own GPU-based computer for computing application faster. You will then learn the GPU programming with CUDA and Python libraries for developing the GPU-enabled models. Finally, with easy to follow examples, you will learn to accelerate machine learning models and various applications on GPU for achieving the blazing fast processing.
audience
Data scientists, machine learning enthusiasts, or professionals who want to get started with GPU computation and perform the complex tasks with low-latency will find this book useful. Intermediate knowledge of Python programming is assumed.
meta description
Explore a GPU-enabled programmable environment for machine learning, scientific applications, and gaming using PuCUDA, PyOpenGL, and Anaconda Accelerate
short description
GPU technologies are the paradigm shift in modern computing. This book will take you through architecting your GPU-based systems to deploying the computational models on GPUs for faster processing. You will learn to program your GPUs to build a GPU-accelerated environment for accelerating machine learning models and other data-intensive processing
subtitle
Explore the capabilities of GPUs for solving high performance computational problems
keywords
Python CUDA, Nvidia GPU, Parallel computing, PyOpenGL, GPU machine learning
Product ISBN
9781789341072