Some ad hoc performance test results for a simple program written in C# as obtained from my current desktop computer: Dell Precision T3600, 16GB RAM, Intel Xeon E5-2665 0 @ 2.40GHz, NVidia GTX Titan.
“Programming Massively Parallel Processors (second edition)” by Kirk and Hwu is a very good second book for those interested in getting started with CUDA.
Writing massively parallel Windows software in C++ that takes full advantage of the processing power found in the video cards of today’s gaming computers.
This post describes how to execute unmanaged C++ OpenGL drawing on Windows Forms and WPF to achieve very fast and reliable graphics rendering over stunning GUI done in WPF or Windows Forms.