Graphics processing unit

part · 1999 · Digital age

A processor for parallel computing of graphics and neural networks.

What it is made of

Transistor — has part. Billions of transistors.

Principles and materials it uses

Silicon — is made of. The die is silicon.
Copper — is made of. The interconnects are copper.

Where it is used

Supercomputer — is part of. Modern supercomputers run on GPUs.
System on a chip (SoC) — is part of. A graphics core.
Game console — is part of. Graphics.
Deep learning — is used in. Training on GPUs.
Graphics card — is part of. GPU.
Image generation — is used in. Computing on GPUs.
Computer graphics — is used in. Acceleration.
Computer — is part of. The graphics processor draws the picture on screen and also runs neural-network maths.

What it is a kind of

Integrated circuit — is a kind of. A chip.

Take Graphics processing unit apart