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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThat's why CUDA is so important for AI. The key isn't just the hardware, but the whole package:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CUDA includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Programming language<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Compilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Optimized math libraries<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Debugging tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Direct support for AI frameworks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, NVIDIA has created critical libraries that are the de facto market standard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. cuDNN \u2192 neural networks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. cuBLAS \u2192 linear algebra<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. TensorRT \u2192 fast inference<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. NCCL \u2192 GPU-to-GPU communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frameworks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. PyTorch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. TensorFlow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. JAX<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are written with CUDA first, and this means that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Everything works better and faster on NVIDIA GPUs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. New features arrive sooner<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Errors are corrected sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, CUDA creates dependency (and that's its true power), and I think this is the key point that few people mention: CUDA has created a brutal \"technological lock-in,\" and breaking free from it is very difficult. I apologize for the Anglicism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does this mean?:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Millions of lines of code are written for CUDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Thousands of researchers and engineers master it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Changing platforms is neither trivial nor cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A company that has invested years in CUDA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Can't simply switch GPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Would have to rewrite code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Re-validate results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Lose performance and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When AI emerged, Nvidia was there, ready to be its best development platform and with the capacity to grow and supply the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I think this is its strength: Nvidia doesn't sell chips; it sells a complete ecosystem. It's the world's leading company, offering the market products and continuous improvements with great speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That's why it's the most valuable company in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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