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What are GPUs for?

GPUs, or Graphics Processing Units, are specialised computer chips designed to handle many calculations at once. Originally for rendering graphics in games, they're now crucial for AI and machine learning tasks, like those MediaTek customers will design. Nvidia's investment helps power these complex operations, speeding up the development of new AI technologies for PCs and cars.

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Nvidia puts $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chip firm MediaTek

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How do GPUs speed things up? What is parallel processing? Are GPUs only for graphics?

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