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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It's based on a 3nm process and has a six-core CPU, a four-core GPU, and a 16-core NPU (Neural Engine).
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
Apple's press release also notes that the A18 includes a four-core GPU, one core less than the A18 in the iPhone 16.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
This chipset has one less GPU core than the A18 inside the iPhone 16, meaning there may be a slight hit to graphics performance when playing games.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2025
Those clusters were 30% to 40% cheaper in comparison to Nvidia GPU clusters.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
Apple's press release also notes that the A18 includes a four-core GPU, one core less than the A18 in the iPhone 16.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
This chipset has one less GPU core than the A18 inside the iPhone 16, meaning there may be a slight hit to graphics performance when playing games.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2025
Those clusters were 30% to 40% cheaper in comparison to Nvidia GPU clusters.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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