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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Bank of America, which is far more bullish on AMD’s stock trajectory, is optimistic that the company will lift its overall AI TAM outlook and boast greater share of the AI GPU market against competitors.
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Sporting an Intel Ultra 9 CPU and an RTX 5080 GPU, this premium gaming laptop will impress with its out-of-this-world performance.
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Its event-camera input and control network ran on an Intel Loihi chip on board, achieving processing speeds up to 64 times higher than a GPU, while consuming approximately three times less energy.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Sporting an Intel Ultra 9 CPU and an RTX 5080 GPU, this premium gaming laptop will impress with its out-of-this-world performance.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
That new self-sufficiency has required significant investments in AI chips for the team to train its models, though Suleyman declined to comment on the size of the team’s GPU stash.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Its event-camera input and control network ran on an Intel Loihi chip on board, achieving processing speeds up to 64 times higher than a GPU, while consuming approximately three times less energy.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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