# vectorAddDrv - Vector Addition Driver API

## Description

This Vector Addition sample is a basic sample that is implemented element by element.  It is the same as the sample illustrating Chapter 3 of the programming guide with some additions like error checking.   This sample also uses the new CUDA 4.0 kernel launch Driver API.

## Key Concepts

CUDA Driver API, Vector Addition

## Supported SM Architectures

[SM 5.0 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 5.2 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 5.3 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 6.0 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 6.1 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 7.0 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 7.2 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 7.5 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 8.0 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 8.6 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 8.7 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 8.9 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)  [SM 9.0 ](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus)

## Supported OSes

Linux, Windows

## Supported CPU Architecture

x86_64, armv7l

## CUDA APIs involved

### [CUDA Driver API](http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-driver-api/index.html)
cuMemcpyDtoH, cuLaunchKernel, cuMemcpyHtoD, cuModuleLoadData, cuCtxSynchronize, cuMemAlloc, cuMemFree, cuCtxDestroy, cuModuleGetFunction, cuCtxCreate, cuInit

## Prerequisites

Download and install the [CUDA Toolkit 12.5](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) for your corresponding platform.

## References (for more details)