CUDA is a parallel computing platform and application programming interface that allows software to use certain types of graphics processing unit for general purpose processing – an approach called general-purpose computing on GPUs.

What is CUDA programming used for?

CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by Nvidia for general computing on its own GPUs (graphics processing units). CUDA enables developers to speed up compute-intensive applications by harnessing the power of GPUs for the parallelizable part of the computation.

Is CUDA a programming language?

Most people confuse CUDA for a language or maybe an API. It is not. ... CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model that makes using a GPU for general purpose computing simple and elegant.