[trevordev]

Anyone know why the CUDA toolkit is 1.2GB? It seems extremely large to get started with. In comparison Vulkan which is only 130mb.

[gcp]

Vulkan leverages the compiler in the graphics drivers, like OpenCL. CUDA comes with a separate compiler that plugs into the system C/C++ compiler (this is often a pain). CUDA also ships with dozens of premade libraries for common compute tasks.

[Terribledactyl]

Drivers, a lot of libraries, and a bunch of sdk/profiling tools. I mean they bundle a custom eclipse, just to give some context.