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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The perception system data is processed locally on an NVIDIA GPU and integrated with a GPS system for mapping and localization.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, Samsung says the device offers a 40% improvement in neural processing, as well as significant boosts for central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) .
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
This includes exploring the development of its own Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the next three to five years, Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of railways, information technology and information and broadcasting told CNBC-TV18 at the sidelines of the WEF meeting.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
This app hijacks your PC’s resources, like the CPU and GPU, which slows down its performance significantly.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, Samsung says the device offers a 40% improvement in neural processing, as well as significant boosts for central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) .
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
This includes exploring the development of its own Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in the next three to five years, Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of railways, information technology and information and broadcasting told CNBC-TV18 at the sidelines of the WEF meeting.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
This app hijacks your PC’s resources, like the CPU and GPU, which slows down its performance significantly.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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