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=What is GPU ?= | =What is a GPU?= | ||
GPU, or a graphics processing unit, is a single-chip processor that performs rapid mathematical calculations, primarily for the purpose of rendering images. | GPU, or a graphics processing unit, is a single-chip processor that performs rapid mathematical calculations, primarily for the purpose of rendering images. | ||
However, in the recent years, such capability is being harnessed more broadly to accelerate computational workloads of the cutting-edge scientific research areas. | However, in the recent years, such capability is being harnessed more broadly to accelerate computational workloads of the cutting-edge scientific research areas. | ||
=What is CUDA ?= | =What is CUDA ?= | ||
'''CUDA''' = '''C'''ompute '''U'''nified '''D'''evice '''A'''rchitecture | '''CUDA''' = '''C'''ompute '''U'''nified '''D'''evice '''A'''rchitecture | ||