CUDA-GDB vs OpenOCD
CUDA-GDB
developer.nvidia.comOpenOCD
openocd.orgSide by side
| Figure | CUDA-GDB | OpenOCD |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Debuggers | 7.6 (#13) | 7.8 (#12) |
| Purpose | CUDA-GDB is NVIDIA’s debugger for CUDA applications running on Linux and QNX. | OpenOCD provides debugging, in-system programming, and boundary-scan testing for embedded target devices using a debug adapter. |
Plans
In their own words
CUDA-GDB
CUDA-GDB has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OpenOCD
OpenOCD provides debugging, in-system programming, and boundary-scan testing for embedded target devices through a debug adapter. It communicates with targets over JTAG or Serial Wire Debug (SWD), and can run as a server for GDB clients. Users can also interact through Telnet or GDB; its Tcl interface is intended for machine interaction, and configuration files can contain commands using the documented Tcl scripting API. The target list includes ARM, MIPS, RISC-V, Xtensa, ARC, AVR32, and other architectures. Release 0.12.0 notes support for Espressif ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3 cores, and Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040, along with Zephyr and a no-RTOS option. OpenOCD supports remote debugging and exception breakpoints. It is free and listed for Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted setups. The project says it is packaged in popular operating-system repositories and provides access to source code; community binaries are marked unofficial. Host configuration may take extra steps: Linux usually needs a udev rule for adapter access, and Windows requires driver configuration for each peripheral.