Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Originally designed to accelerate computer image processing, graphics processing units (GPUs ...

If you’re buying a new GPU (graphics processing unit), you should definitely have an understanding of how it all works. Although the terms GPU and graphics card are often used interchangeably, ...

Thirty years ago, CPUs and other specialized processors handled virtually all computation tasks. The graphics cards of that era helped to speed up the drawing of 2D shapes in Windows and applications, ...

Nvidia NVDA-3.96%decrease; red down pointing triangle is having a moment over its graphics processing units, or GPUs—hot commodities that are essential in creating AI systems such as ChatGPT. But what ...

Scientists introduce what they call 'simultaneous and heterogeneous multithreading' or SHMT. This system doubles computer processing speeds with existing hardware by simultaneously using graphics ...

At the birth of the computer era, the IBM PC became the standard computer in large part due to its modular architecture with interchangeable components. Like the original IBM, every modern PC's ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to the ...