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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There will be more workloads at the edge that will require advanced data management approaches, AI and GPU support.
—Bruce Kornfeld, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
For years, the easiest way to increase AI performance was by simply training bigger models on more GPU chips.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
As a pure gaming GPU, the RTX 4060 is easily outpaced by the 4070 step-up model.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
There is a ravenous appetite for its flagship GPU chips from a wide variety of companies scrambling to keep pace in the AI era.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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Bruce Kornfeld, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
For years, the easiest way to increase AI performance was by simply training bigger models on more GPU chips.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
As a pure gaming GPU, the RTX 4060 is easily outpaced by the 4070 step-up model.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
There is a ravenous appetite for its flagship GPU chips from a wide variety of companies scrambling to keep pace in the AI era.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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