Computer Science / Unit 4 CS 0202 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The GPU
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The idea
A graphics processing unit is a massively parallel processor supplementing a CPU — thousands of cores, each weaker than a CPU's, built for work that splits wide.
In practice
Rendering a game frame is thousands of small identical jobs — the shape a GPU feeds on.
Where people slip
Weak cores in bulk win at wide work only.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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