Decision Workspace
cudnn vs rcudnn vs cudarc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
cudnn
growingv1.3.1
safe Rust wrapper for CUDA's cuDNN
50
rcudnn
growingv1.8.0
safe Rust wrapper for CUDA's cuDNN
70
cudarc
growingv0.19.4
Safe and minimal CUDA bindings
Core Metrics
| cudnn | rcudnn | cudarc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 50 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 50.2K | 13.2K | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 119 | 149 | 919.7K |
| Dependents | 8 | 19 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 11 | 4 | 83 |
| Last Updated | 3677d ago | 1587d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 8y 9m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cudnn
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
rcudnn
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
cudarc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cudnn | rcudnn | cudarc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 | 1.8.0 | 0.19.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 35KB | 654KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cudarc leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cudarc is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cudnn, rcudnn have not been updated in over a year.
- •cudarc is pre-1.0 — API may change.