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What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillions

  • Written by: Conrad Sanderson, Research Scientist & Team Leader, CSIRO
What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillionsAMD

As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies, one piece of high-tech hardware has become a surprisingly hot commodity: the graphics processing unit, or GPU.

A top-of-the-line GPU can sell for tens of thousands of dollars, and leading manufacturer NVIDIA has seen its market valuation soar past US$2 trillion as demand for...

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