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.—
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The company's specialized GPU and edge computing platforms, particularly the Jetson modules for robots and DRIVE platform for autonomous vehicles, provide the computational foundation necessary for real-time AI processing in physical systems.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Despite having three 120mm intake fans to feed air through to the two 120mm fans of our closed-loop liquid cooler and its own exhaust fan, the Valor Air Plus fell to fifth place in our test group in cooling our CPU, then sixth place in both voltage-regulator and GPU cooling.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Brand-name tech firms looking to build out their AI capabilities have purchased Nvidia's graphics processing unit (GPU) chips by the heap — a buying spree that has turbocharged the company's share price.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The chip is said to offer GPU performance similar to a RTX 4060, with up to 40 graphics cores.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Despite having three 120mm intake fans to feed air through to the two 120mm fans of our closed-loop liquid cooler and its own exhaust fan, the Valor Air Plus fell to fifth place in our test group in cooling our CPU, then sixth place in both voltage-regulator and GPU cooling.
—PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Brand-name tech firms looking to build out their AI capabilities have purchased Nvidia's graphics processing unit (GPU) chips by the heap — a buying spree that has turbocharged the company's share price.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The chip is said to offer GPU performance similar to a RTX 4060, with up to 40 graphics cores.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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