# Developer Resources for Media and Entertainment Explore a hub of SDKs, resources, and news for developers working in the M&E industry. ... ... ... Photo by Diamond View ## Platforms ![Holoscan for media](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/industry/m-e-platforms-holoscan-1920x1080.jpg) ### NVIDIA Holoscan for Media NVIDIA Holoscan for Media is the real-time AI platform for companies in broadcast, streaming, and live sports. It enables container orchestration for multi-vendor live production and AI inference on video and audio streams. Build and deploy applications that connect to uncompressed media feeds with minimal latency on NVIDIA-accelerated hardware. [Learn More](/holoscan-for-media) ![Explore NVIDIA AI Enterprise suite of AI and data analytics software ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-ai-enterprise-630x354.jpg) ### NVIDIA AI Enterprise NVIDIA AI Enterprise is a cloud-native suite of software tools, libraries, and frameworks, including NVIDIA NIM™ and NeMo™ microservices, that accelerate and simplify the development, deployment, and scaling of AI applications. Deploy agentic AI systems anywhere—across clouds, data centers, or at the edge—leveraging the extensive partner ecosystem. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/ai-enterprise-suite/) ![Explore NVIDIA Jetson platform for autonomous machines and other embedded applications ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-jetson-630x354.jpg) ### NVIDIA NeMo NVIDIA NeMo™ is an end-to-end platform for developing custom generative AI—including large language models (LLMs), vision language models (VLMs), retrieval models, video models, and speech AI—anywhere. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai-data-science/products/nemo/) ![Explore the NVIDIA RTX platform for visualization.](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-rtx-410x230.jpg) ### NVIDIA RTX PRO NVIDIA RTX PRO™ GPUs are the backbone of modern media production, delivering real-time ray tracing, AI-accelerated workflows, and scalable performance for creators and studios. From pre-visualization and virtual production to VFX and final rendering, RTX PRO solutions enable seamless collaboration across mobile workstations, data centers, and hybrid cloud environments. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/) ## NVIDIA Blueprints ### Build a Video Search and Summarization (VSS) Agent The NVIDIA AI Blueprint for Video Search and Summarization (VSS) makes it easy to start building and customizing video analytics AI agents. These insightful, accurate, and interactive agents are powered by generative AI, vision language models (VLMs), large language models (LLMs), and NVIDIA NIM microservices. They can be given tasks through natural language and perform complex operations like video summarization and visual question-answering, unlocking entirely new application possibilities. [Try Now](https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/video-search-and-summarization/blueprintcard) ### PDF to Podcast Unlock the power of on-the-go learning and tackle the challenge of information overload with generative AI-powered audio read-outs. Use this blueprint to build a generative AI application that transforms PDF data—such as training documents, technical research, or documentation—into personalized audio content. [Try Now](https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/pdf-to-podcast) ### Build an Enterprise RAG Pipeline The NVIDIA AI Blueprint for RAG gives developers a foundational starting point for using NVIDIA NeMo Retriever models to build scalable, customizable data extraction and retrieval pipelines that deliver high accuracy and throughput. Use this blueprint to build RAG applications that provide context-aware responses by connecting LLMs to extensive multimodal enterprise data, including text, tables, charts, and infographics from millions of PDFs. [Try Now](https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/build-an-enterprise-rag-pipeline) [View All NVIDIA Blueprints](https://build.nvidia.com/) ## Applications and SDKs - [ View All ](#view-all) - [ **AI** ](#ai) - [ **3D Animation / Physics** ](#animation) - [ **Rendering** ](#rendering) - [ **Immersive** ](#immersive) - [ **Video Processing** ](#video-processing) - [ **Image Processing** ](#image-processing) - [ **Infrastructure** ](#infrastructure) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![ NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA TensorRT SDK for deep learning inference](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-tensor-rt-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA TensorRT NVIDIA® TensorRT™ is an SDK for high-performance deep learning inference. It includes a deep learning inference optimizer and runtime that delivers low latency and high throughput for deep learning inference applications. [Learn More](/tensorrt)[Download SDK](/tensorrt-getting-started) ![NVIDIA Maxine SDK helps developers build virtual collaboration and content creation apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-maxine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Maxine NVIDIA Maxine is a GPU-accelerated SDK with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications such as video conferencing and live streaming. [Learn More](/maxine)[Download SDK](/maxine-getting-started) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA DeepStream SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/deep-stream-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### DeepStream SDK NVIDIA’s DeepStream SDK delivers a complete streaming analytics toolkit for AI-based multi-sensor processing, video, audio, and image understanding. DeepStream is for vision AI developers, software partners, startups, and OEMs building IVA apps and services. [Learn More](/deepstream-sdk)[Download SDK](/deepstream-getting-started) ![](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-optical-flow-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Optical Flow SDK Optical Flow SDK exposes the latest hardware capability of Turing and Ampere GPUs dedicated to computing the relative motion of pixels between images. The hardware uses sophisticated algorithms to yield highly accurate flow vectors, robust to frame-to-frame intensity variations, and track the true object motion. [Learn More](/opticalflow-sdk)[Download SDK](/opticalflow/download) ![NVIDIA Triton Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-triton-inference-server-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Triton Inference Server NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production. Open-source inference serving software, Triton Inference Server, streamlines AI inference by enabling teams to deploy trained AI models from any framework and on any GPU- or CPU-based infrastructure (cloud, data center, or edge). [Learn More](/nvidia-triton-inference-server)[Download SDK](https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA Video Codec SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-video-codec-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Video Codec SDK Video Codec SDK is a comprehensiveAPI set, including high-performance tools, samples, and documentation for hardware-accelerated video encode and decode on Windows and Linux. [Learn More](/nvidia-video-codec-sdk)[Download SDK](/nvidia-video-codec-sdk/download) ![NVIDIA Riva SDK helps build speech AI apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-riva-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Riva NVIDIA Riva is a GPU-accelerated SDK for building Speech AI applications customized for your use case and delivering real-time performance. [Learn More](/riva)[Download SDK](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/orgs/nvidia/teams/riva/resources/riva_quickstart) ![NVIDIA OptiX helps to achieve optimal ray tracing performance on GPU](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-opti-x-ray-tracing-engine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine OptiX is an application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU. It provides a simple, recursive, and flexible pipeline for accelerating ray tracing algorithms. Bring the power of NVIDIA GPUs to your ray tracing applications with programmable intersection, ray generation, and shading. [Learn More](/optix)[Download SDK](/designworks/optix/download) ![NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nanovdb-410x230.jpg) #### NanoVDB NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB. OpenVDB is the Academy Award-winning industry-standard data structure and toolset used for manipulating volumetric effects. [Learn More](/nanovdb)[Download SDK](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb/tree/feature/nanovdb) ![Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD) for content creation](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/pixar-universal-scene-description-usd-410x230.jpg) #### Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD) Universal Scene Description (USD) is an easily extensible, open-source 3D scene description and file format developed by Pixar for content creation and interchange among different tools. [Learn More](/usd) ![Rendering MDL sample cloth](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/material-definition-language-410x230.jpg) #### Material Definition Language (MDL) The NVIDIA MDL SDK is a set of tools to integrate MDL support into rendering applications. It contains components for loading, inspecting, editing of material definitions as well as compiling MDL functions to GLSL, HLSL, Native x86, PTX and LLVM-IR. With the NVIDIA MDL SDK, any physically based renderer can easily add support for MDL and join the MDL eco-system. [Learn More](/mdl-sdk)[Download SDK](/mdl-sdk-get-started) ![Nvdiffrast is used for rasterization-based differentiable rendering](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvdiffrast-410x230.jpg) #### Nvdiffrast Nvdiffrast is a PyTorch/TensorFlow library that provides high-performance primitive operations for rasterization-based differentiable rendering. [Learn More](https://nvlabs.github.io/nvdiffrast/) ![NVIDIA HairWorks effects in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/HairWorks_1600_899.jpg) #### NVIDIA HairWorks NVIDIA HairWorks enables advanced simulation and rendering techniques for richer hair and fur. [Learn More](/hairworks)[Download SDK](/gameworks-source-github) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. #### NVIDIA PhysX System Software NVIDIA® PhysX® is a scalable multi-platform physics simulation solution that brings high-performance and precision accuracy to industrial simulation. [Learn More](/physx-sdk)Download SDK ![NVIDIA WaveWorks featured in Just Cause 3](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/WaveWorks_1600_899.jpg) #### NVIDIA WaveWorks NVIDIA WaveWorks delivers cinematic-quality ocean simulation for interactive applications. Learn MoreDownload SDK ![NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter standalone showcasing a cube map reflection](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/Texture_Tools_1600_899.jpg) #### NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter creates highly compressed texture files directly from image sources. [Learn More](/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter)[Tools Exporter](/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter)[Download SDK](/2021.1.1/nvidia_texture_tools_exporter) ![NVIDIA Quadro Sync enables video wall synchronization](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230_0.jpg) #### NVIDIA Quadro Sync NVIDIA® Quadro® Sync solutions enable the creation of dazzling ultra-high resolution, perfectly synchronized displays to meet the visualization and presentation needs across industries. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/quadro-sync/) ![NVIDIA Reflex for low latency gaming](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-reflex-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Reflex NVIDIA Reflex is a suite of technologies that measures, analyzes, and reduces system latency. [Learn More](/reflex)[Dwonload SDK](/reflex/get-started) ![NVIDIA NRD highlighted in Techland's Dying Light 2 Stay Human](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-real-time-denoiser-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Real-Time Denoiser (NRD) NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD) is a noise removal technology for image noise generated from lighting, shadow, and ray-traced sources. [Learn More](/nvidia-rt-denoiser)[Download SDK](/nvidia-rt-denoiser/get-started) ![NVIDIA RTXDI off and on comparison](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/RTXDI_1600_899.jpg) #### RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI) NVIDIA RTX™ Direct Illumination (RTXDI) automatically renders millions of realistic dynamic lights and shadows. Learn MoreDownload SDK ![NVIDIA RTXGI off and on comparison](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/featured_image_rtxgi_1080-rsz.jpg) #### RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) renders multi-bounce lighting instantly with accurate indirect lighting. [Learn More](/rtxgi)[Download SDK](/rtxgi-sdk-get-started) ![NVIDIA HBAO+ adds richer, more detailed shadows around objects](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-hbao-technology-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA HBAO+ Technology HBAO+ improves upon existing Ambient Occlusion techniques to add richer, more detailed and realistic shadows around objects that occlude rays of light. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/technologies/hbao-plus/) ![NVIDIA VRWorks helps developers create amazing VR experiences](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-vr-works-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA VRWorks VRWorks is a comprehensive suite of APIs, libraries, and engines that enable application and headset developers to create amazing virtual reality experiences. VRWorks enables a new level of presence by bringing physically realistic visuals, sound, touch interactions, and simulated environments to virtual reality. [Learn More](/vrworks)[Download SDK](/vrworks-graphics-348) ![Stream VR, AR, and MR content with NVIDIA Cloud XR SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-cloud-xr-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA CloudXR SDK CloudXR is NVIDIA's solution for streaming virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) content from any OpenVR XR application on a remote server—cloud, data center, or edge. The CloudXR streaming solution includes NVIDIA RTX™ hardware, NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS) drivers, and the CloudXR software development kit (SDK). [Learn More](nvidia-cloudxr-sdk) ![GPUDirect RDMA enables a direct data path between local or remote storage](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/gpu-direct-rdma-410x230.jpg) #### GPUDirect RDMA Designed specifically for the needs of GPU acceleration, GPUDirect RDMA provides direct communication between NVIDIA GPUs in remote systems. This eliminates the system CPUs and the required buffer copies of data via the system memory, resulting in 10X better performance. [Learn More](https://www.mellanox.com/products/GPUDirect-RDMA) ![NVIDIA Rivermax networking SDK for media and data streaming apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-rivermax-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Rivermax NVIDIA® Rivermax® offers a unique IP-based solution for any media and data streaming use case. Rivermax leverages NVIDIA ConnectX® and BlueField DPU hardware streaming acceleration technology that enables direct data transfers to and from the GPU, delivering best-in-class throughput and latency with minimal CPU utilization for streaming workloads. Rivermax is the only fully-virtualized streaming solution that complies with the stringent timing and traffic flow requirement of the SMPTE ST 2110-21 specification. [Learn More](/networking/rivermax)[Download SDK](/networking/rivermax-getting-started) ![NVIDIA Mosaic enables multiple displays on video wall](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Mosaic Whether you want to see your work across multiple displays or project your ideas in 4K, you can with NVIDIA Mosaic™ multi-display technology. With NVIDIA Mosaic, you can easily span any application across up to 16 high-resolution panels or projectors from a single system, conveniently treating the multiple displays as a single desktop, without application software changes or visual artifacts. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/nvidia-mosaic-technology/) ![Achieve a seamless, blended picture from two projectors on a curved screen with Warp and Blend](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/warp-and-blend-410x230.jpg) #### Warp and Blend Warp and Blend are interfaces exposed in NVAPI for warping (image geometry corrections) and blending (intensity and black level adjustment) a single display output or multiple display outputs. [Learn More](/warp-and-blend) ![Euclidean Distance Transform (EDT) as an example of NPP](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-performance-primitives-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Performance Primitives (NPP) The NVIDIA Performance Primitives (NPP) library provides GPU-accelerated image, video, and signal processing functions that perform up to 30x faster than CPU-only implementations. With over 5,000 primitives for image and signal processing, you can easily perform tasks such as color conversion, image compression, filtering, thresholding and image manipulation. Learn More ![NVIDIA GPUDirect enhances data movement and access for GPUs](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/gpu-direct-rdma-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA GPUDirect NVIDIA GPUDirect® is a family of technologies, part of Magnum IO, that enhances data movement and access for NVIDIA data center GPUs. Using GPUDirect, network adapters and storage drives can directly read and write to/from GPU memory, eliminating unnecessary memory copies, decreasing CPU overheads and reducing latency, resulting in significant performance improvements. [Learn More](/gpudirect) ![NVIDIA vGPU software for every workload across any device, anywhere.](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/vgpu-kv-web-refresh-vws-8k-v3.jpg) #### Virtual GPU (vGPU) NVIDIA virtual GPU (vGPU) software enables powerful GPU performance for workloads ranging from graphics-rich virtual workstations to data science and AI, enabling IT to leverage the management and security benefits of virtualization as well as the performance of NVIDIA GPUs required for modern workloads. Installed on a physical GPU in a cloud or enterprise data center server, NVIDIA vGPU software creates virtual GPUs that can be shared across multiple virtual machines, accessed by any device, anywhere. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/virtual-solutions/) ![NVIDIA DOCA SDK helps to accelerate and secure next gen data center](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-doca-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA DOCA SDK NVIDIA® DOCA™ is the key to unlocking the potential of the NVIDIA BlueField® data processing unit (DPU) to offload, accelerate, and isolate data center workloads. With DOCA, developers can program the data center infrastructure of tomorrow by creating software-defined, cloud-native, DPU-accelerated services with zero-trust protection to address the increasing performance and security demands of modern data centers. [Learn More](/networking/doca) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![ NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA TensorRT SDK for deep learning inference](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-tensor-rt-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA TensorRT NVIDIA® TensorRT™ is an SDK for high-performance deep learning inference. It includes a deep learning inference optimizer and runtime that delivers low latency and high throughput for deep learning inference applications. [Learn More](/tensorrt)[Download SDK](/tensorrt-getting-started) ![NVIDIA Maxine SDK helps developers build virtual collaboration and content creation apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-maxine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Maxine NVIDIA Maxine is a GPU-accelerated SDK with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications such as video conferencing and live streaming. [Learn More](/maxine)[Download SDK](/maxine-getting-started) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA DeepStream SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/deep-stream-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### DeepStream SDK NVIDIA’s DeepStream SDK delivers a complete streaming analytics toolkit for AI-based multi-sensor processing, video, audio, and image understanding. DeepStream is for vision AI developers, software partners, startups, and OEMs building IVA apps and services. [Learn More](/deepstream-sdk)[Download SDK](/deepstream-getting-started) ![](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-optical-flow-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Optical Flow SDK Optical Flow SDK exposes the latest hardware capability of Turing and Ampere GPUs dedicated to computing the relative motion of pixels between images. The hardware uses sophisticated algorithms to yield highly accurate flow vectors, robust to frame-to-frame intensity variations, and track the true object motion. [Learn More](/opticalflow-sdk)[Download SDK](/opticalflow/download) ![NVIDIA Triton Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-triton-inference-server-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Triton Inference Server NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production. Open-source inference serving software, Triton Inference Server, streamlines AI inference by enabling teams to deploy trained AI models from any framework and on any GPU- or CPU-based infrastructure (cloud, data center, or edge). [Learn More](/nvidia-triton-inference-server)[Download SDK](https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA Video Codec SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-video-codec-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Video Codec SDK Video Codec SDK is a comprehensiveAPI set, including high-performance tools, samples, and documentation for hardware-accelerated video encode and decode on Windows and Linux. [Learn More](/nvidia-video-codec-sdk)[Download SDK](/nvidia-video-codec-sdk/download) ![NVIDIA Riva SDK helps build speech AI apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-riva-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Riva NVIDIA Riva is a GPU-accelerated SDK for building Speech AI applications customized for your use case and delivering real-time performance. [Learn More](/riva)[Download SDK](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/orgs/nvidia/teams/riva/resources/riva_quickstart) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![NVIDIA Triton Inference Server simplifies deployment of scalable AI in production](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-triton-inference-server-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Triton Inference Server NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production. Open-source inference serving software, Triton Inference Server streamlines AI inference by enabling teams to deploy trained AI models from any framework and on any GPU- or CPU-based infrastructure (cloud, data center, or edge). [Learn More](/nvidia-triton-inference-server)[Download SDK](https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server) ![NVIDIA OptiX helps to achieve optimal ray tracing performance on GPU](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-opti-x-ray-tracing-engine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine OptiX is an application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU. It provides a simple, recursive, and flexible pipeline for accelerating ray tracing algorithms. Bring the power of NVIDIA GPUs to your ray tracing applications with programmable intersection, ray generation, and shading. [Learn More](/optix)[Download SDK](/designworks/optix/download) ![NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nanovdb-410x230.jpg) #### NanoVDB NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB. OpenVDB is the Academy Award-winning industry-standard data structure and toolset used for manipulating volumetric effects. [Learn More](/nanovdb)[Download SDK](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb/tree/feature/nanovdb) ![Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD) for content creation](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/pixar-universal-scene-description-usd-410x230.jpg) #### Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD) Universal Scene Description (USD) is an easily extensible, open-source 3D scene description and file format developed by Pixar for content creation and interchange among different tools. [Learn More](/usd) ![Rendering MDL sample cloth](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/material-definition-language-410x230.jpg) #### Material Definition Language (MDL) The NVIDIA MDL SDK is a set of tools to integrate MDL support into rendering applications. It contains components for loading, inspecting, editing of material definitions as well as compiling MDL functions to GLSL, HLSL, Native x86, PTX and LLVM-IR. With the NVIDIA MDL SDK, any physically based renderer can easily add support for MDL and join the MDL eco-system. [Learn More](/mdl-sdk)[Download SDK](/mdl-sdk-get-started) ![Nvdiffrast is used for rasterization-based differentiable rendering](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvdiffrast-410x230.jpg) #### Nvdiffrast Nvdiffrast is a PyTorch/TensorFlow library that provides high-performance primitive operations for rasterization-based differentiable rendering. [Learn More](https://nvlabs.github.io/nvdiffrast/) ![NVIDIA HairWorks effects in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/HairWorks_1600_899.jpg) #### NVIDIA HairWorks NVIDIA HairWorks enables advanced simulation and rendering techniques for richer hair and fur. [Learn More](/hairworks)[Download SDK](/gameworks-source-github) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. #### NVIDIA PhysX System Software NVIDIA® PhysX® is a scalable multi-platform physics simulation solution that brings high-performance and precision accuracy to industrial simulation. [Learn More](/physx-sdk)Download SDK ![NVIDIA WaveWorks featured in Just Cause 3](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/WaveWorks_1600_899.jpg) #### NVIDIA WaveWorks NVIDIA WaveWorks delivers cinematic-quality ocean simulation for interactive applications. Learn MoreDownload SDK ![NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter standalone showcasing a cube map reflection](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/Texture_Tools_1600_899.jpg) #### NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter creates highly compressed texture files directly from image sources. [Learn More](/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter)[TOOLS EXPORTER](/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter)[Download SDK](/2021.1.1/nvidia_texture_tools_exporter) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![ NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![NVIDIA OptiX helps to achieve optimal ray tracing performance on GPU](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-opti-x-ray-tracing-engine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine OptiX is an application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU. It provides a simple, recursive, and flexible pipeline for accelerating ray tracing algorithms. Bring the power of NVIDIA GPUs to your ray tracing applications with programmable intersection, ray generation, and shading. [Learn More](/optix)[Download SDK](/designworks/optix/download) ![NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nanovdb-410x230.jpg) #### NanoVDB NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB. OpenVDB is the Academy Award-winning industry-standard data structure and toolset used for manipulating volumetric effects. [Learn More](/nanovdb)[Download SDK](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb/tree/feature/nanovdb) ![NVIDIA Quadro Sync enables video wall synchronization](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230_0.jpg) #### NVIDIA Quadro Sync NVIDIA® Quadro® Sync solutions enable the creation of dazzling ultra-high resolution, perfectly synchronized displays to meet the visualization and presentation needs across industries. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/quadro-sync/) ![NVIDIA Reflex for low latency gaming](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-reflex-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Reflex NVIDIA Reflex is a suite of technologies that measures, analyzes, and reduces system latency. [Learn More](/reflex)[Download SDK](/reflex/get-started) ![Rendering MDL sample cloth](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/material-definition-language-410x230.jpg) #### Material Definition Language (MDL) The NVIDIA MDL SDK is a set of tools to integrate MDL support into rendering applications. It contains components for loading, inspecting, editing of material definitions as well as compiling MDL functions to GLSL, HLSL, Native x86, PTX and LLVM-IR. With the NVIDIA MDL SDK, any physically based renderer can easily add support for MDL and join the MDL eco-system. [Learn More](/mdl-sdk)[Download SDK](/mdl-sdk-get-started) ![NVIDIA NRD highlighted in Techland's Dying Light 2 Stay Human](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-real-time-denoiser-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Real-Time Denoiser (NRD) NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD) is a noise removal technology for image noise generated from lighting, shadow, and ray-traced sources. [Learn More](/nvidia-rt-denoiser)[Download SDK](/nvidia-rt-denoiser/get-started) ![Nvdiffrast is used for rasterization-based differentiable rendering](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvdiffrast-410x230.jpg) #### Nvdiffrast Nvdiffrast is a PyTorch/TensorFlow library that provides high-performance primitive operations for rasterization-based differentiable rendering. [Learn More](https://nvlabs.github.io/nvdiffrast/) ![NVIDIA RTXDI off and on comparison](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/RTXDI_1600_899.jpg) #### RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI) NVIDIA RTX™ Direct Illumination (RTXDI) automatically renders millions of realistic dynamic lights and shadows. Learn MoreDownload SDK ![NVIDIA RTXGI off and on comparison](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/featured_image_rtxgi_1080-rsz.jpg) #### RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) renders multi-bounce lighting instantly with accurate indirect lighting. [Learn More](/rtxgi)[Download SDK](/rtxgi-sdk-get-started) ![NVIDIA HBAO+ adds richer, more detailed shadows around objects](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-hbao-technology-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA HBAO+ Technology HBAO+ improves upon existing Ambient Occlusion techniques to add richer, more detailed and realistic shadows around objects that occlude rays of light. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/technologies/hbao-plus/) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![ NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![NVIDIA VRWorks helps developers create amazing VR experiences](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-vr-works-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA VRWorks VRWorks is a comprehensive suite of APIs, libraries, and engines that enable application and headset developers to create amazing virtual reality experiences. VRWorks enables a new level of presence by bringing physically realistic visuals, sound, touch interactions, and simulated environments to virtual reality. [Learn More](/vrworks)[Download SDK](/vrworks-graphics-348) ![NVIDIA Maxine SDK helps developers build virtual collaboration and content creation apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-maxine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Maxine NVIDIA Maxine is a GPU-accelerated SDK with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications such as video conferencing and live streaming. [Learn More](/maxine)[Download SDK](/maxine-getting-started) ![Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD) for content creation](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/pixar-universal-scene-description-usd-410x230.jpg) #### Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD) Universal Scene Description (USD) is an easily extensible, open-source 3D scene description and file format developed by Pixar for content creation and interchange among different tools. [Learn More](/usd) ![NVIDIA Riva SDK helps build speech AI apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-riva-410x230-1.jpg) #### NVIDIA Riva NVIDIA Riva is a GPU-accelerated SDK for building Speech AI applications that are customized for your use case and deliver real-time performance. [Learn More](/riva)[Download SDK](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/orgs/nvidia/teams/riva/resources/riva_quickstart) ![NVIDIA NRD highlighted in Techland's Dying Light 2 Stay Human](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-real-time-denoiser-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Real-Time Denoiser (NRD) NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD) is a noise removal technology for image noise generated from lighting, shadow, and ray-traced sources. [Learn More](/nvidia-rt-denoiser)[Download SDK](/nvidia-rt-denoiser/get-started) ![Stream VR, AR, and MR content with NVIDIA Cloud XR SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-cloud-xr-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA CloudXR SDK CloudXR is NVIDIA's solution for streaming virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) content from any OpenVR XR application on a remote server—cloud, data center, or edge. The CloudXR streaming solution includes NVIDIA RTX™ hardware, NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS) drivers, and the CloudXR software development kit (SDK). [Learn More](nvidia-cloudxr-sdk) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![GPUDirect RDMA enables a direct data path between local or remote storage](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/gpu-direct-rdma-410x230.jpg) #### GPUDirect RDMA Designed specifically for the needs of GPU acceleration, GPUDirect RDMA provides direct communication between NVIDIA GPUs in remote systems. This eliminates the system CPUs and the required buffer copies of data via the system memory, resulting in 10X better performance. [Learn More](https://www.mellanox.com/products/GPUDirect-RDMA) ![NVIDIA Maxine SDK helps developers build virtual collaboration and content creation apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-maxine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Maxine NVIDIA Maxine is a GPU-accelerated SDK with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications such as video conferencing and live streaming. [Learn More](/maxine)[Download SDK](/maxine-getting-started) ![NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-optical-flow-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Optical Flow SDK Optical Flow SDK exposes the latest hardware capability of Turing and Ampere GPUs dedicated to computing the relative motion of pixels between images. The hardware uses sophisticated algorithms to yield highly accurate flow vectors, robust to frame-to-frame intensity variations, and track the true object motion. [Learn More](/opticalflow-sdk)[Download SDK](/opticalflow/download) ![NVIDIA Triton Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-triton-inference-server-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Triton Inference Server NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production. Open-source inference serving software, Triton Inference Server, streamlines AI inference by enabling teams to deploy trained AI models from any framework and on any GPU- or CPU-based infrastructure (cloud, data center, or edge). [Learn More](/nvidia-triton-inference-server)[Download SDK](https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server) ![NVIDIA Rivermax networking SDK for media and data streaming apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-rivermax-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Rivermax NVIDIA® Rivermax® offers a unique IP-based solution for any media and data streaming use case. Rivermax leverages NVIDIA ConnectX® and BlueField DPU hardware streaming acceleration technology that enables direct data transfers to and from the GPU, delivering best-in-class throughput and latency with minimal CPU utilization for streaming workloads. Rivermax is the only fully-virtualized streaming solution that complies with the stringent timing and traffic flow requirement of the SMPTE ST 2110-21 specification. [Learn More](/networking/rivermax)[Download SDK](/networking/rivermax-getting-started) ![NVIDIA Mosaic enables multiple displays on video wall](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Mosaic Whether you want to see your work across multiple displays or project your ideas in 4K, you can with NVIDIA Mosaic™ multi-display technology. With NVIDIA Mosaic, you can easily span any application across up to 16 high-resolution panels or projectors from a single system, conveniently treating the multiple displays as a single desktop, without application software changes or visual artifacts. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/nvidia-mosaic-technology/) ![Achieve a seamless, blended picture from two projectors on a curved screen with Warp and Blend](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/warp-and-blend-410x230.jpg) #### Warp and Blend Warp and Blend are interfaces exposed in NVAPI for warping (image geometry corrections) and blending (intensity and black level adjustment) a single display output or multiple display outputs. [Learn More](/warp-and-blend) ![NVIDIA Quadro Sync enables video wall synchronization](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230_0.jpg) #### NVIDIA Quadro Sync NVIDIA® Quadro® Sync solutions enable the creation of dazzling ultra-high resolution, perfectly synchronized displays to meet the visualization and presentation needs across industries. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/quadro-sync/) ![NVIDIA Video Codec SDK optimizes video memory usage](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/designworks/images-capture/proviz-video-codec-developer-diagram-850x480.png) #### NVIDIA Video Codec SDK A comprehensive set of API including high-performance tools, samples and documentation for hardware accelerated video encode and decode on Windows and Linux. [Learn More](/nvidia-video-codec-sdk)[LDownload SDK](/nvidia-video-codec-sdk/download) ![Euclidean Distance Transform (EDT) as an example of NPP](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-performance-primitives-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Performance Primitives (NPP) The NVIDIA Performance Primitives (NPP) library provides GPU-accelerated image, video, and signal processing functions that perform up to 30x faster than CPU-only implementations. With over 5,000 primitives for image and signal processing, you can easily perform tasks such as color conversion, image compression, filtering, thresholding and image manipulation. Learn More ![NVIDIA GPUDirect enhances data movement and access for GPUs](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/gpu-direct-rdma-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA GPUDirect NVIDIA GPUDirect® is a family of technologies, part of Magnum IO, that enhances data movement and access for NVIDIA data center GPUs. Using GPUDirect, network adapters and storage drives can directly read and write to/from GPU memory, eliminating unnecessary memory copies, decreasing CPU overheads and reducing latency, resulting in significant performance improvements. [Learn More](/gpudirect) ![NVIDIA CUDA helps developers speed up computing applications by harnessing GPU power](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/cuda-410x230.jpg) #### CUDA CUDA® is a parallel computing platform and programming model developed by NVIDIA for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers can dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. [Learn More](/cuda-zone)[Download SDK](/cuda-downloads) ![ NVIDIA DLSS boosts frame rates and generates sharp images ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/DLSS.jpg) #### Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates sharp images. [Learn More](/dlss) ![NVIDIA Mosaic enables multiple displays on video wall](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Mosaic Whether you want to see your work across multiple displays or project your ideas in 4K, you can with NVIDIA Mosaic™ multi-display technology. With NVIDIA Mosaic, you can easily span any application across up to 16 high-resolution panels or projectors from a single system, conveniently treating the multiple displays as a single desktop, without application software changes or visual artifacts. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/nvidia-mosaic-technology/) ![NVIDIA Maxine SDK helps developers build virtual collaboration and content creation apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-maxine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Maxine NVIDIA Maxine is a GPU-accelerated SDK with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications such as video conferencing and live streaming. [Learn More](/maxine)[Download SDK](/maxine-getting-started) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA DeepStream SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/deep-stream-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### DeepStream SDK NVIDIA’s DeepStream SDK delivers a complete streaming analytics toolkit for AI-based multi-sensor processing, video, audio, and image understanding. DeepStream is for vision AI developers, software partners, startups, and OEMs building IVA apps and services. [Learn More](/deepstream-sdk)[Download SDK](/deepstream-getting-started) ![](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-optical-flow-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Optical Flow SDK Optical Flow SDK exposes the latest hardware capability of Turing and Ampere GPUs dedicated to computing the relative motion of pixels between images. The hardware uses sophisticated algorithms to yield highly accurate flow vectors, robust to frame-to-frame intensity variations, and track the true object motion. [Learn More](/opticalflow-sdk)[Download SDK](/opticalflow/download) ![NVIDIA Triton Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production ](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-triton-inference-server-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Triton Inference Server NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server delivers fast and scalable AI in production. Open-source inference serving software, Triton Inference Server, streamlines AI inference by enabling teams to deploy trained AI models from any framework and on any GPU- or CPU-based infrastructure (cloud, data center, or edge). [Learn More](/nvidia-triton-inference-server)[Download SDK](https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server) ![NVIDIA OptiX helps to achieve optimal ray tracing performance on GPU](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-opti-x-ray-tracing-engine-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine OptiX is an application framework for achieving optimal ray tracing performance on the GPU. It provides a simple, recursive, and flexible pipeline for accelerating ray tracing algorithms. Bring the power of NVIDIA GPUs to your ray tracing applications with programmable intersection, ray generation, and shading. [Learn More](/optix)[Download SDK](/designworks/optix/download) ![NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nanovdb-410x230.jpg) #### NanoVDB NanoVDB adds real-time rendering GPU support for OpenVDB. OpenVDB is the Academy Award-winning industry-standard data structure and toolset used for manipulating volumetric effects. [Learn More](/nanovdb)[Download SDK](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb/tree/feature/nanovdb) ![Euclidean Distance Transform (EDT) as an example of NPP](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-performance-primitives-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Performance Primitives (NPP) The NVIDIA Performance Primitives (NPP) library provides GPU-accelerated image, video, and signal processing functions that perform up to 30x faster than CPU-only implementations. With over 5,000 primitives for image and signal processing, you can easily perform tasks such as color conversion, image compression, filtering, thresholding and image manipulation. Learn More ![Achieve a seamless, blended picture from two projectors on a curved screen with Warp and Blend](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/warp-and-blend-410x230.jpg) #### Warp and Blend Warp and Blend are interfaces exposed in NVAPI for warping (image geometry corrections) and blending (intensity and black level adjustment) a single display output or multiple display outputs. [Learn More](/warp-and-blend) ![NVIDIA Rivermax networking SDK for media and data streaming apps](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-rivermax-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Rivermax NVIDIA® Rivermax® offers a unique IP-based solution for any media and data streaming use case. Rivermax leverages NVIDIA ConnectX® and BlueField DPU hardware streaming acceleration technology that enables direct data transfers to and from the GPU, delivering best-in-class throughput and latency with minimal CPU utilization for streaming workloads. Rivermax is the only fully-virtualized streaming solution that complies with the stringent timing and traffic flow requirement of the SMPTE ST 2110-21 specification. [Learn More](/networking/rivermax)[Download SDK](/networking/rivermax-getting-started) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA DeepStream SDK](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/deep-stream-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### DeepStream SDK NVIDIA’s DeepStream SDK delivers a complete streaming analytics toolkit for AI-based multi-sensor processing, video, audio, and image understanding. DeepStream is for vision AI developers, software partners, startups, and OEMs building IVA apps and services. [Learn More](/deepstream-sdk)[Download SDK](/deepstream-getting-started) ![](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-optical-flow-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Optical Flow SDK Optical Flow SDK exposes the latest hardware capability of Turing and Ampere GPUs dedicated to computing the relative motion of pixels between images. The hardware uses sophisticated algorithms to yield highly accurate flow vectors, robust to frame-to-frame intensity variations, and track the true object motion. [Learn More](/opticalflow-sdk)[Download SDK](/opticalflow/download) ![NVIDIA vGPU software for every workload across any device, anywhere.](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/vgpu-kv-web-refresh-vws-8k-v3.jpg) #### Virtual GPU (vGPU) NVIDIA virtual GPU (vGPU) software enables powerful GPU performance for workloads ranging from graphics-rich virtual workstations to data science and AI, enabling IT to leverage the management and security benefits of virtualization as well as the performance of NVIDIA GPUs required for modern workloads. Installed on a physical GPU in a cloud or enterprise data center server, NVIDIA vGPU software creates virtual GPUs that can be shared across multiple virtual machines, accessed by any device, anywhere. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/virtual-solutions/) ![NVIDIA Mosaic enables multiple displays on video wall](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA Mosaic Whether you want to see your work across multiple displays or project your ideas in 4K, you can with NVIDIA Mosaic™ multi-display technology. With NVIDIA Mosaic, you can easily span any application across up to 16 high-resolution panels or projectors from a single system, conveniently treating the multiple displays as a single desktop, without application software changes or visual artifacts. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/nvidia-mosaic-technology/) ![Achieve a seamless, blended picture from two projectors on a curved screen with Warp and Blend](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/warp-and-blend-410x230.jpg) #### Warp and Blend Warp and Blend are interfaces exposed in NVAPI for warping (image geometry corrections) and blending (intensity and black level adjustment) a single display output or multiple display outputs. [Learn More](/warp-and-blend) ![NVIDIA Quadro Sync enables video wall synchronization](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-quadro-sync-410x230_0.jpg) #### NVIDIA Quadro Sync NVIDIA® Quadro® Sync solutions enable the creation of dazzling ultra-high resolution, perfectly synchronized displays to meet the visualization and presentation needs across industries. [Learn More](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/solutions/quadro-sync/) ![NVIDIA DOCA SDK helps to accelerate and secure next gen data center](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvidia-doca-sdk-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA DOCA SDK NVIDIA® DOCA™ is the key to unlocking the potential of the NVIDIA BlueField® data processing unit (DPU) to offload, accelerate, and isolate data center workloads. With DOCA, developers can program the data center infrastructure of tomorrow by creating software-defined, cloud-native, DPU-accelerated services with zero-trust protection to address the increasing performance and security demands of modern data centers. [Learn More](/networking/doca) ![GPUDirect RDMA enables a direct data path between local or remote storage](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/gpu-direct-rdma-410x230.jpg) #### NVIDIA GPUDirect NVIDIA GPUDirect® is a family of technologies, part of Magnum IO, that enhances data movement and access for NVIDIA data center GPUs. Using GPUDirect, network adapters and storage drives can directly read and write to/from GPU memory, eliminating unnecessary memory copies, decreasing CPU overheads and reducing latency, resulting in significant performance improvements. [Learn More](/gpudirect) ![NVIDIA GPUDirect enhances data movement and access for GPUs](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nvapi-410x230.jpg) #### GPUDirect RDMA Designed specifically for the needs of GPU acceleration, GPUDirect RDMA provides direct communication between NVIDIA GPUs in remote systems. This eliminates the system CPUs and the required buffer copies of data via the system memory, resulting in 10X better performance. [Learn More](https://network.nvidia.com/products/GPUDirect-RDMA/) ## Developer Tools ![NVAPI allows direct access to NVIDIA GPUs and drivers on all windows platforms](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/gpu-direct-rdma-410x230_2.jpg) ### NVAPI NVAPI is NVIDIA's core software development kit that allows direct access to NVIDIA GPUs and drivers on all windows platforms. In addition, NVAPI provides support for categories of operations that range beyond the scope of those found in familiar graphics APIs such as DirectX and OpenGL [Learn More](/nvapi) ![Flowchart showing NVIDIA Nsight tools for performance optimization](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/Nsight-Diagram.png) ### Nsight NVIDIA Nsight™ is a collection of applications for building, debugging, profiling, and developing software that utilizes NVIDIA hardware. [Learn More About Nsight](/tools-overview) ![Design and develop deep neural networks for in-app inference with Nsight DL Designer](https://d29g4g2dyqv443.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/akamai/nsight-deep-learning-designer-410x230.jpg) ### Nsight Deep Learning Designer Nsight DL Designer is an integrated development environment that helps developers efficiently design and develop deep neural networks for in-app inference. [Learn More](/nsight-dl-designer) https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Xjqsl4rW8xc ### NVIDIA Nsight Aftermath SDK NVIDIA® Nsight™ Aftermath SDK is a simple library you integrate into your D3D12 or Vulkan game’s crash reporter to generate GPU "mini-dumps" when a TDR or exception occurs. [Learn More](/nsight-aftermath) ## Browse Resources ## Additional Programs And Resources ### Access Developer Resources The NVIDIA Developer Program provides the advanced tools and training needed to successfully build applications on all NVIDIA technology platforms. This includes access to hundreds of SDKs, a network of like-minded developers in our community forums, and more. **[Join Today](https://developer.nvidia.com/developer-program)** ### Get Hands-On Training The NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) offers hands-on training in AI, accelerated computing, and accelerated data science to solve real-world problems. 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