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GPU Computing

GPU computing is the use of graphics processors for general-purpose calculation. Massively parallel arithmetic makes GPUs many times faster than CPUs for the linear-algebra kernels at the heart of modern AI.

Enabled by: CUDA (2007), later frameworks

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Enabled by: CUDA (2007), later frameworks

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Technology6 minUpdated Apr 30, 2025

GPU computing, explained

The GPU is not a faster CPU. It is a differently shaped processor, optimised for problems that a CPU is bad at.

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