GPU
abbreviation or noun
variants
or less commonly gpu
plural GPUs also gpus
: a specialized CPU designed to efficiently perform calculations for generating computer graphics
A GPU can deliver hundreds of billions of operations per second—some GPUs more than a teraflop, or a trillion operations per second—while requiring only slightly more electrical power and cooling than a CPU.—
Andrea Di Blas et al.
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That month, the White House announced that a special license would be required to export Nvidia's H20 GPU—a chip widely regarded as having contributed to the development of the Chinese AI model DeepSeek.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The chipmaker also announced a new fully compliant RTX PRO GPU.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The first two, Wild Life (1440p) and Wild Life Extreme (4K), use the Vulkan graphics API to measure GPU speeds.
—PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
The scientists used an NVIDIA A100 GPU computer and the Perun framework (which analyzes LLM performance and the power required) to gauge energy consumption, applying an average emission factor of 480 gCO₂/kWh.
—New Atlas, 20 June 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The chipmaker also announced a new fully compliant RTX PRO GPU.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The first two, Wild Life (1440p) and Wild Life Extreme (4K), use the Vulkan graphics API to measure GPU speeds.
—PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
The scientists used an NVIDIA A100 GPU computer and the Perun framework (which analyzes LLM performance and the power required) to gauge energy consumption, applying an average emission factor of 480 gCO₂/kWh.
—New Atlas, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for GPU
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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