Graphics Hardware, including: Plotter, Video Card, Graphics Processing Unit, Refresh Rate, Calcomp Plotter, Tektronix 4010, Rt.x100, Gpgpu, Graphics ... Hardware, Ray Processing Unit, Saarcor, Cuda

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More info: A graphics processing unit or GPU (also occasionally called visual processing unit or VPU) is a specialized microprocessor that offloads and accelerates 3D or 2D graphics rendering from the microprocessor. It is used in embedded systems, mobile phones, personal computers, workstations, and game consoles. Modern GPUs are very efficient at manipulating computer graphics, and their highly parallel structure makes them more effective than general-purpose CPUs for a range of complex algorithms. In a personal computer, a GPU can be present on a video card, or it can be on the motherboard. More than 90% of new desktop and notebook computers have integrated GPUs, which are usually far less powerful than those on a dedicated video card.