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GPU

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图形处理器

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Also known as: graphics card, graphics processing unit

Last updated August 7, 2026

Definition

A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is specialized hardware for parallel computation, originally for graphics and now also widely used for AI and scientific workloads.

Real-World Example

Training a neural network or rendering a 3D game relies heavily on a GPU’s thousands of cores.

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