Optimizing CUDA for GPU Architecture

nVIDIA GPU cards use an advanced architecture to efficiently execute massively parallel programs written in CUDA C. This module explains how to take advantage of this architecture to provide maximum speedup for your CUDA applications using a Mandelbrot set generator as an example. It is intended to be a resource for instructors wishing to create lectures, though it can also be presented to students as is.

Feel free to use and modify the code and images in this module in your lectures.

created by Jeffrey Lyman 2014 JLyman@macalester.edu

• CUDA Architecture
• Mandelbrot Test Code
• Choosing the right Dimensions