diff --git a/sycl/doc/GetStartedGuide.md b/sycl/doc/GetStartedGuide.md
index 4758292c15543..f20daaabb7354 100644
--- a/sycl/doc/GetStartedGuide.md
+++ b/sycl/doc/GetStartedGuide.md
@@ -641,6 +641,17 @@ clang++ -fsycl -fsycl-targets=amdgcn-amd-amdhsa \
   simple-sycl-app.cpp -o simple-sycl-app-amd.exe
 ```
 
+The target architecture may also be specified for the CUDA backend, with 
+`-Xsycl-target-backend --cuda-gpu-arch=<arch>`. Specifying the architecture is 
+necessary if an application aims to use newer hardware features, such as
+native atomic operations or tensor core operations. 
+
+```bash
+clang++ -fsycl -fsycl-targets=nvptx64-nvidia-cuda \
+  simple-sycl-app.cpp -o simple-sycl-app-cuda.exe \
+  -Xsycl-target-backend --cuda-gpu-arch=sm_80
+```
+
 To build simple-sycl-app ahead of time for GPU, CPU or Accelerator devices,
 specify the target architecture.  The examples provided use a supported
 alias for the target, representing a full triple.  Additional details can