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GPU (Graphics Card)
Designed for graphics; now powers AI, crypto mining and scientific computing worldwide
USA ๐บ๐ธ 1999 Hardware & Devices
Key Facts
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GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) โ designed for parallel rendering of pixels in 3D games
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NVIDIA GeForce 256 (1999) โ first GPU; modern GPUs have 10,000+ cores for massively parallel tasks
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Repurposed for AI training, scientific simulation and cryptocurrency mining; critical infrastructure of the AI era
๐ก Did you know? NVIDIA's Jensen Huang said GPUs are "AI factories" โ the H100 GPU costs $30,000 and powers ChatGPT
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Hardware & Devices
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๐บ๐ธ USA
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1999
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Designed for graphics