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 growth is likely to be fueled by the sustained strong demand for the company’s GPU chips utilized in generative AI applications.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Two other Android benchmarks focus on the CPU and GPU, respectively.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
An 8-core CPU and GPU power tasks such as voice and image recognition.
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So that’s a device that perhaps could fit into this CPU, GPU, quantum, neuromorphic computer device.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Two other Android benchmarks focus on the CPU and GPU, respectively.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
An 8-core CPU and GPU power tasks such as voice and image recognition.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
So that’s a device that perhaps could fit into this CPU, GPU, quantum, neuromorphic computer device.
—Gianluca Dotti, Wired News, 5 Aug. 2025
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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