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A CUDA-optimized implementation of the Mancha3D code for magnetohydrodynamic simulations achieves a 600-fold performance increase over the CPU version and maintains over 85% weak scaling efficiency across up to 400 GPUs. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to enhance the efficiency of MHD simulations in solar and stellar atmospheres through CUDA implementation.

May 20, 2026

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CUDA implementation of Mancha3D code

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This research aims to enhance the efficiency of MHD simulations in solar and stellar atmospheres through CUDA implementation.
Developed a CUDA version of the Mancha3D code for running on GPUs.
Conducted comparisons of numerical performance between CUDA and CPU versions.
Assessed strong and weak scaling with optimized communication between up to 400 GPUs.
Achieved a performance increase of 600-fold compared to the CPU version.
Demonstrated over 85% performance efficiency in weak scaling with multiple GPUs.

Abstract

The code is a versatile tool for numerical simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) processes in solar and stellar atmospheres. This paper describes the implementation of a CUDA version of the code, which enables it to run efficiently on modern supercomputers with GPUs. We carefully studied the numerical performance, with detailed comparisons to the CPU version, together with strong and weak scaling of the code. Low-level CUDA optimizations allowed us to reach an astonishing 600-fold higher performance with respect to the CPU version. Weak scaling, along with tuned communications between GPUs, enables the yield of more than 85% of the performance for up to 400 GPUs.

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