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GPU
(Graphics Processing Unit) A programmable logic chip that performs parallel operations on graphics data. Typically found on a plug-in graphics card (display adapter), it is used to encode and render 2D and 3D graphics as well as process video. The more sophisticated and faster the GPUs, combined with the graphics card's inherent architecture, the more realistically games and movies are displayed.

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Since GPUs perform parallel operations on multiple sets of data, they are increasingly being used as vector processors for a variety of applications that require repetitive computations. For example, in 2010, a Chinese supercomputer achieved the record for top speed using more than seven thousand GPUs in addition to its CPUs. GPUs are also being used in desktop computers for improved voice, face and gesture recognition (see AMD Fusion). See vector processor, graphics pipeline and multi-GPU.
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By providing a direct path for image processing into and out of the NVIDIA Quadro graphics processing unit (GPU), broadcasters are able to use this system to create stunning virtual effects, making live programming much more engaging.
Summary: All NVIDIA CUDA-Enabled GPUs Shipped by Apple Supported under New Operating System All NVIDIA CUDA-Enabled GPUs Shipped by Apple Supported under New Operating System Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system (OS) is the first OS to integrate OpenCL, a cross-platform open standard that makes it possible for developers to tap into the vast gigaflops of computing power currently in the graphics processing unit (GPU) and use them for any application.
lt;p>SGI said the multiple configurations available can include use of an Nvidia graphics processing unit card as well as an Intel low-powered Atom chip.
 
 
 
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