Glossary
GPU
Also: graphics processor
A GPU is the processor that handles graphics, games, animations, and some AI tasks.
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A GPU is the processor that handles graphics, games, animations, and some AI tasks. In everyday buying decisions, the useful question is not just what the spec says, but what it changes for comfort, cost, speed, safety, or battery life.
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