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GPU

abbreviation for
(Historical Terms) State Political Administration; the Soviet police and secret police from 1922 to 1923
[from Russian Gosudarstvennoye politicheskoye upravlenie]
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These integrated Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processing unit (eGPU) systems are portable and offer users improved graphics performance when used with thin and light laptops.
In the following, the mechanism of caching data is analyzed on both the central and the graphics processing unit, highlighting their common characteristics as well as their main differences.
In September, graphics processing unit manufacturer Nvidia filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC), saying that certain Samsung and Qualcomm should be banned from importation and sale because the chips inside those products infringed on Nvidia patents.
"The super computer installed in NUST is the fastest GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) based parallel computing system operating in any organisation or academic institution in Pakistan till date," said, RCMS Principal Sikandar Hayat, while highlighting the special features of this facility.
It's the first smartphone to fully support 3D graphics - glasses-free, of course - and it has a super fast dual core processor as well as a dedicated graphics processing unit. And with developer Gameloft supplying the games, it looks like LG is on to a winner.
Abstract: Paper deals with utilization of graphics processing unit (GPU) in sound source localization system which is based on digital beamforming.
PEER 1 Hosting (TSX: PIX) yesterday announced the availability of a large scale hosted Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Cloud.
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.
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.
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