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# Summary of Vector Types Available In PETSc

```{eval-rst}
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   * - Format
     - Vector Types
     - External Packages
     - Details
   * - Dense array
     - ``VECSTANDARD``
     - BLAS
     -
   * -
     - ``VECCUDA``
     - NVIDIA's cuBLAS
     - NVIDIA GPUs
   * -
     - ``VECHIP``
     - AMD's RocBLAS
     - AMD GPUs
   * -
     - ``VECKOKKOS``
     - Kokkos
     - GPUs, CPUs, OpenMP
   * - Nested
     - ``VECNEST``
     -
     - Provides efficient access to inner vectors
```
