As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies, one piece of high-tech hardware has become a surprisingly hot commodity: the graphics processing unit, or GPU. A top-of-the-line ...

The story so far: In 1999, California-based Nvidia Corp. marketed a chip called GeForce 256 as “the world’s first GPU”. Its purpose was to make videogames run better and look better. In the 2.5 ...

Meta has expanded its partnership with chip manufacturer Nvidia, with plans to power its data centers with new stand-alone CPUs and next-generation GPUs, as well as privacy-centric data processing on ...

The world today is chasing one thing with an urgency usually reserved for oil, rare earths, or strategic minerals. That thing is an NVIDIA chip. Or more accurately, an NVIDIA GPU, the Graphics ...

Graphics cards or graphics processing units (GPU) are crucial if you are building a PC or looking to make a graphical upgrade to your current computer. Many computers get by with an integrated ...

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. The rise of the ...

The difference between a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) primarily lies in their design and functionality. CPUs are designed to handle a wide range of computing ...

Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes represent one of the most effective error-correcting schemes available, approaching Shannon’s theoretical limit whilst maintaining a relatively low decoding ...

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 ...

The advent of the cathode ray tube. A look at display controllers, including the NEC µPD7220 and IBM VGA. How GPUs ushered in a new era of graphics display. The latest in graphics from 3D displays and ...