Let's compare CuPy to NumPy and CUDA in terms of simplicity in parallelization. In the following table, we explore the scope of CuPy with respect to NumPy and CUDA so as to understand the scenarios when CuPy could be advantageous to both. Here are some of the differences:
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CUDA |
NumPy |
CuPy |
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Based on C/C++ programming language. |
Based on Python programming language. |
Based on Python programming language. |
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Uses C/C++ combined with specialized code to accelerate computations. |
Fundamental package for scientific computing with Python on conventional CPUs. |
Uses NumPy syntax but can be used for GPUs. |
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Casting behaviors from float to integer are defined in CUDA specification. |
Casting behaviors from float to integer are defined in C++ specification. |
Casting behaviors from float to integer are not defined in C++ specification... |
