This workshop presents an introduction to using CUDA to harness the power of an Nvidia graphics card. We will cover the essential basics required to write, compile, run and monitor a program.
Prerequisites
- An Alliance account
- Basic C knowledge
- Basic Linux command line competence
| Setup | Download files required for the lesson | |
| 09:30 | 1. Introduction |
What is a GPU, and why do we use them?
What is CUDA? |
| 09:45 | 2. Hello World | How to compile and run Hello World |
| 10:05 | 3. Adding Two Integers | How does GPU memory work? |
| 10:35 | 4. Adding vectors with GPU threads | How can we parallelize code on a GPU? |
| 11:00 | 5. Using blocks instead of threads |
What is the difference between blocks and threads?
Is one faster than the other? |
| 11:30 | 6. Putting It All Together |
How do blocks and threads work together?
What other GPU programming resources are there? |
| 12:00 | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.