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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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The new MacBook comes with either a 2.6GHz or 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, 8MB of shared L3 cache, and a Radeon Pro 450 or 455 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching. (Upgrades are available for a faster Core i7 and a Radeon Pro 460.)
Graphics switching, with the Intel HD 3000 graphics kicking in when on battery, or a light load scenario.
While the 13-inch MacBook Pro models boast faster Intel Core 2 duo processors, 4GB RAM and a 10-hour built-in battery, the new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models feature Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and Apple's new automatic graphics switching technology that toggles seamlessly between powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and Intel HD graphics processors.
The popular 13-inch MacBook Pro features the new NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor for up to 80 percent faster graphics and a groundbreaking 10-hour built-in battery.* The new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models feature Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and Apple's new automatic graphics switching technology that toggles seamlessly between powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and energy efficient Intel HD Graphics processors.
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