Comment by andrewdb
16 hours ago
Why do we call them GPUs these days?
Most GPUs, sitting in racks in datacenters, aren't "processing graphics" anyhow.
16 hours ago
Why do we call them GPUs these days?
Most GPUs, sitting in racks in datacenters, aren't "processing graphics" anyhow.
General Processing Units
Gross-Parallelization Units
Generative Procedure Units
Gratuitously Profiteering Unscrupulously
Greed Processing Units
This is just brilliant!
General Parallel Units
Sometimes Gibberish Producing Units
Gibberish Pipeline Units
The dedicated term GPGPU [0] didn't catch on.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose_computing_on_g...
VPU. Vector/Video Processing Unit.