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GPU
Graphics processing unit
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Short definition
A processor designed to run many calculations in parallel, used for graphics rendering and artificial intelligence. In a computing service, practical performance also depends on memory, interconnects and software. Technical usefulness does not establish the cash receipts a fleet can earn.
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Knowledge map
Intuition
Computing capability, carrying value and rental cash receipts answer different questions.
Related analyses
- GPU-backed debt: pricing the fourth yearContracts, renewal cash flows and hypothetical loan scenarios.
- The collateral that cannot leave the building
Primary sources
- Nvidia, CUDA Programming GuideParallel execution and the organisation of GPU work.
- AWS, EC2 P4 instancesA service combining A100 GPUs, memory, interconnects and storage; catalogue availability does not measure a fleet’s receipts.