GPU

[dʒi-pi-ju]
nounfemininepl: GPUs
unidade de processamento gráfico
1. A specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images for display on a computer screen
Modern GPUs are essential for gaming and video editing tasks.
As GPUs modernas são essenciais para jogos e tarefas de edição de vídeo.
2. A processor optimized for parallel processing, commonly used in machine learning and artificial intelligence applications
The research team used a GPU to train their neural network model.
O time de pesquisa usou uma GPU para treinar seu modelo de rede neural.
3. Graphics processing unit; a computing component that handles rendering of graphics and visual computations
A dedicated GPU will significantly improve your gaming performance.
Uma GPU dedicada melhorará significativamente seu desempenho em jogos.
GPU is a technical term used globally in technology communities. In Brazil, the English acronym 'GPU' is predominantly used in professional and gaming contexts, while 'placa gráfica' is more commonly heard in casual conversation. The rise of AI and machine learning has significantly increased GPU usage and discussion in both Brazilian and Portuguese tech communities.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
graphics processing unitgraphics cardvideo cardacceleratorunidade aceleradora de gráficos
Antonyms / Antônimos
CPUprocessador central

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
unidade de processamento gráfico
formal technical term; GPU acronym is commonly used
Brazil (informal)
placa gráfica
colloquial term for GPU, less formal
Portugal
unidade de processamento de gráficos
formal technical term; GPU acronym is also widely used
São Paulo (tech community)
GPU or placa aceleradora
tech professionals typically use English acronym GPU

Related Words

CPUCUDArenderingshaderVRAMdriverprocessadorplaca gráficaaceleração

Related Idioms & Phrases

GPU-accelerated computing
cálculos acelerados por GPU
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