Why it matters

GPU Spark is emerging. Understanding shapes performance options.

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The architecture

Plugin: replaces Spark SQL operators with GPU versions.

Falls back to CPU when unsupported.

RAPIDS + SparkSpark SQLuser codeRAPIDS pluginGPU operatorsGPU acceleration10x speedupFor ETL + SQL workloads; ML workflows can integrate
RAPIDS Spark.
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How it works end to end

Supported operators: many aggregate, join, filter.

Data must fit on GPU.

Best for large scan + join.

Cost: GPU vs CPU pricing.