What is Constant memory?

A small GPU region for values that do not change during a kernel. When every thread in a warp reads the same address, one read is broadcast to all, which is fast.

Field: GPU Programming

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  1. For what kind of access does CUDA constant memory perform especially well?

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CUDA Bank conflict GPU kernel GPU occupancy GPU shared memory Grid-stride loop Latency hiding Memory coalescing Mixed precision OpenCL

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