Decision Workspace
iro-cuda-ffi vs cudarc vs ringkernel-cuda
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
iro-cuda-ffi
experimentalv0.2.1
IRO CUDA FFI - A minimal, rigid ABI boundary for Rust to orchestrate nvcc-compiled CUDA kernels
70
cudarc
growingv0.19.4
Safe and minimal CUDA bindings
55
ringkernel-cuda
experimentalv0.4.2
CUDA backend for RingKernel - NVIDIA GPU support via cudarc
Core Metrics
| iro-cuda-ffi | cudarc | ringkernel-cuda | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 101 | 3.1M | 595 |
| 30d Downloads | 38 | 969.0K | 120 |
| Dependents | 2 | 1.3K | 81 |
| Releases | 2 | 83 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 4d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 2m | 3y 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
iro-cuda-ffi
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
cudarc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ringkernel-cuda
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| iro-cuda-ffi | cudarc | ringkernel-cuda | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.19.4 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 58KB | 654KB | 113KB |
| Features | 2 | 45 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 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.