RAPIDS is an open-source suite of software libraries developed by NVIDIA, designed to accelerate data science workflows through GPU computing. By leveraging the power of NVIDIA GPUs, RAPIDS enables high-performance data processing and analytics, significantly speeding up operations compared to traditional CPU-based libraries like Pandas. The core library, cuDF, mimics the Pandas API, making it easier for data scientists to transition to GPU-accelerated workflows without a steep learning curve. RAPIDS is particularly beneficial for large datasets and complex computations, making it a valuable tool in the fields of data science and machine learning.