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GPU's are specialized to handle all information at once
CPU's are specialized at handling one task at a time.
a CPU dose one task at a time but switches between tasks fast enough that we don't perceive it.
the GPU dose all tasks at the same time, as a result is much faster and has typically been more suited to deliver a image to a screen in applications such as gaming. modern GPU's however have managed to find ways to bridge the gap between CPU/GPU technology and have shown to compute most tasks faster than CPU's
Some consumer GPU's have been shown to compute at terraflop levels which is several times faster than any consumer CPU's on the market.
(btw please don't edit this answer if you have no idea what your talking about) I'm tired of people changing words.. it makes the rest of us look bad
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What performs the same kind of computational work that a CPU performs but is specialized to handle 3-D graphics and images and videos processing?
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
What performs the same kind of computational work that a CPU performs but is specialized to handle 3 D graphics and image and video processing?
The CPU is a central processing unit. The GPU is a graphic processing unit. They control the visuals you see on computers, cell phones, tables and video game consoles. They work like a CPU to process data and information but instead of working with hard data they are processing images.
What handles the graphics displayed on the computer?
The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles rendering and processing graphics displayed on a computer. It works in conjunction with the Central Processing Unit (CPU) to handle tasks related to displaying images, videos, and animations on the screen.
What are the different kinds of processors?
Central Processing Unit Graphics Processing Unit
What type of card is a geforce4?
Its a GPU (a Graphics Processing Unit) card used to handle graphics in a PC. Its the fourth generation series, made by Nvidia. Its needed if you want to play high end PC games, which demand heavy graphics processing.
What does GPU stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
What is the processor on a display adapter properly called?
One common term for this specialized microprocessor is a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and its instruction set includes many special purpose instructions used for frequent graphical drawing and graphics management operations that an ordinary Central Processing Unit (CPU) would not have a need for.
What are the two processors found in laptops?
central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU)
What is the processor on a video card called?
graphics processing unit
What does Graphics processing unit does?
The GPU processes all of the graphics and video, instead of relying on the CPU.
What does the Graphics Processing Unit do?
The GPU processes all of the graphics and video, instead of relying on the CPU.
NVIDIA makes what brand of handheld graphics processing unit?
GoForce
