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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The first two, Wild Life (1440p) and Wild Life Extreme (4K), use the Vulkan graphics API to measure GPU speeds. PC Magazine, 27 June 2025 The scientists used an NVIDIA A100 GPU computer and the Perun framework (which analyzes LLM performance and the power required) to gauge energy consumption, applying an average emission factor of 480 gCO₂/kWh. New Atlas, 20 June 2025 These chips use an oversized integrated GPU chip, the Radeon 8060S, which has a whopping 40 GPU cores, effectively eliminating the need for a discrete GPU. Luke Larsen, Wired News, 15 June 2025 This Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 has a zippy AMD processor, a dedicated GPU that will give creative tasks like video editing a boost, and a large 16-inch OLED display that will be easy on the eyes no matter the task. Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for GPU

Word History

Etymology

graphics processing unit

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of GPU was in 1973

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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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