GPU
abbreviation or noun
variants
or less commonly gpu
plural GPUs also gpus
: a specialized CPU designed to efficiently perform calculations for generating computer graphics
A GPU can deliver hundreds of billions of operations per second—some GPUs more than a teraflop, or a trillion operations per second—while requiring only slightly more electrical power and cooling than a CPU.—
Andrea Di Blas et al.
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Nexus One now supports job-aware observability, allowing operators to correlate network behavior directly with GPU workloads.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
There are very few things that a GPU is able to do that something like a Trainium accelerator can’t do.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Those documents, which don’t reflect current plans anymore, mentioned using a custom AMD CPU as well as a co-designed AMD GPU.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2026
Although margins decreased slightly, a notable rise in revenue and a growing P/E multiple signify the market’s trust in its GPU leadership and advancements in the automotive sector.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
There are very few things that a GPU is able to do that something like a Trainium accelerator can’t do.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Those documents, which don’t reflect current plans anymore, mentioned using a custom AMD CPU as well as a co-designed AMD GPU.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2026
Although margins decreased slightly, a notable rise in revenue and a growing P/E multiple signify the market’s trust in its GPU leadership and advancements in the automotive sector.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“GPU.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPU. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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