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Course Outline
Introduction
- What is GPU programming?
- Why is GPU programming used?
- What are the challenges and trade-offs of GPU programming?
- What frameworks are available for GPU programming?
- Selecting the appropriate framework for your application
OpenCL
- What is OpenCL?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of OpenCL?
- Configuring the development environment for OpenCL
- Developing a fundamental OpenCL program performing vector addition
- Using the OpenCL API to query device information, allocate and deallocate device memory, transfer data between host and device, launch kernels, and synchronise threads
- Using the OpenCL C language to write kernels that execute on the device and manipulate data
- Using OpenCL built-in functions, variables, and libraries to perform common tasks and operations
- Using OpenCL memory spaces, such as global, local, constant, and private, to optimise data transfers and memory accesses
- Using the OpenCL execution model to control the work-items, work-groups, and ND-ranges that define the parallelism
- Debugging and testing OpenCL programs using tools such as CodeXL
- Optimising OpenCL programs using techniques such as coalescing, caching, prefetching, and profiling
CUDA
- What is CUDA?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of CUDA?
- Configuring the development environment for CUDA
- Developing a fundamental CUDA program performing vector addition
- Using the CUDA API to query device information, allocate and deallocate device memory, transfer data between host and device, launch kernels, and synchronise threads
- Using the CUDA C/C++ language to write kernels that execute on the device and manipulate data
- Using CUDA built-in functions, variables, and libraries to perform common tasks and operations
- Using CUDA memory spaces, such as global, shared, constant, and local, to optimise data transfers and memory accesses
- Using the CUDA execution model to control the threads, blocks, and grids that define the parallelism
- Debugging and testing CUDA programs using tools such as CUDA-GDB, CUDA-MEMCHECK, and NVIDIA Nsight
- Optimising CUDA programs using techniques such as coalescing, caching, prefetching, and profiling
ROCm
- What is ROCm?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of ROCm?
- Configuring the development environment for ROCm
- Developing a fundamental ROCm program performing vector addition
- Using the ROCm API to query device information, allocate and deallocate device memory, transfer data between host and device, launch kernels, and synchronise threads
- Using the ROCm C/C++ language to write kernels that execute on the device and manipulate data
- Using ROCm built-in functions, variables, and libraries to perform common tasks and operations
- Using ROCm memory spaces, such as global, local, constant, and private, to optimise data transfers and memory accesses
- Using the ROCm execution model to control the threads, blocks, and grids that define the parallelism
- Debugging and testing ROCm programs using tools such as ROCm Debugger and ROCm Profiler
- Optimising ROCm programs using techniques such as coalescing, caching, prefetching, and profiling
Comparison
- Comparing the features, performance, and compatibility of OpenCL, CUDA, and ROCm
- Evaluating GPU programs using benchmarks and metrics
- Learning best practices and tips for GPU programming
- Exploring current and future trends and challenges in GPU programming
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- A solid understanding of C/C++ language and parallel programming concepts
- Foundational knowledge of computer architecture and memory hierarchy
- Experience with command-line tools and code editors
Audience
- Developers wishing to learn how to utilise different frameworks for GPU programming and compare their features, performance, and compatibility
- Developers aiming to write portable and scalable code capable of running across various platforms and devices
- Programmers interested in exploring the trade-offs and challenges associated with GPU programming and optimisation
28 Hours
