Bandicoot: C++ Library for GPU Linear Algebra and Scientific Computing

This report provides an introduction to the Bandicoot C++ library for linear algebra and scientific computing on GPUs, overviewing its user interface and performance characteristics, as well as the technical details of its internal design. Bandicoot is the GPU-enabled counterpart to the well-known A...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-08
Main Authors: Curtin, Ryan R, Edel, Marcus, Sanderson, Conrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
C++ (programming language)
Computation
Libraries
Linear algebra
Optimization
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Summary:This report provides an introduction to the Bandicoot C++ library for linear algebra and scientific computing on GPUs, overviewing its user interface and performance characteristics, as well as the technical details of its internal design. Bandicoot is the GPU-enabled counterpart to the well-known Armadillo C++ linear algebra library, aiming to allow users to take advantage of GPU-accelerated computation for their existing codebases without significant changes. Adapting the same internal template meta-programming techniques that Armadillo uses, Bandicoot is able to provide compile-time optimisation of mathematical expressions within user code. The library is ready for production use and is available at https://coot.sourceforge.io. Bandicoot is distributed under the Apache 2.0 License.
ISSN:2331-8422