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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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
In addition, a startup called Starcloud successfully launched its first test satellite, outfitted with an Nvidia AI GPU, this past weekend, with the goal of developing its own network orbiting data centers.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The partnerships support Huang's claim on Tuesday that Nvidia has a book of business that totals $500 billion from its current generation GPU, called Blackwell, in addition to its next-generation GPU, called Rubin.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
From the transistor pioneers of the 1950s to the dense GPU networks of today, computing’s pace is climbing an exponential curve.
—Chelsea Haney
october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition, a startup called Starcloud successfully launched its first test satellite, outfitted with an Nvidia AI GPU, this past weekend, with the goal of developing its own network orbiting data centers.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The partnerships support Huang's claim on Tuesday that Nvidia has a book of business that totals $500 billion from its current generation GPU, called Blackwell, in addition to its next-generation GPU, called Rubin.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
From the transistor pioneers of the 1950s to the dense GPU networks of today, computing’s pace is climbing an exponential curve.
—Chelsea Haney
october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for GPU
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