Fast Image Loading with NVIDIA nvImageCodec

Introduction In deep learning pipelines, especially those involving image data, data loading and preprocessing often become major bottlenecks. Traditionally, image decoding is performed using libraries like OpenCV or Pillow, which rely on CPU-based processing. After decoding, the data must be transferred to GPU memory for further operations. But what if the decoding process itself could be performed directly on the GPU? Could this lead to faster performance? ...

April 7, 2025 · 4 min · Arik Poznanski