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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This loadout features a 50-series Nvidia GPU, which delivers frames at a rapid clip, along with generous RAM for seamless multitasking and content creation.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Schneider also pointed out that Nvidia’s investment provides another tailwind for the stock by serving as a signaling mechanism to investors disclosing the GPU maker’s view on the scale of this market opportunity.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Nvidia has been expanding in Taiwan, partnering with Foxconn and the government to build a 10,000-Blackwell GPU AI training and supercomputing facility in the south, opening a larger Taipei office, and collaborating with Taiwanese companies such as TSMC to build an AI infrastructure ecosystem.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Newton redefines robot physics The beta release of Newton Physics Engine, announced today, is open-source, GPU-accelerated, and managed by the Linux Foundation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Schneider also pointed out that Nvidia’s investment provides another tailwind for the stock by serving as a signaling mechanism to investors disclosing the GPU maker’s view on the scale of this market opportunity.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Nvidia has been expanding in Taiwan, partnering with Foxconn and the government to build a 10,000-Blackwell GPU AI training and supercomputing facility in the south, opening a larger Taipei office, and collaborating with Taiwanese companies such as TSMC to build an AI infrastructure ecosystem.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Newton redefines robot physics The beta release of Newton Physics Engine, announced today, is open-source, GPU-accelerated, and managed by the Linux Foundation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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