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aspheric_cow t1_j6lfvew wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Reply to comment by BroscientistsHateHim in ELI5: Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can't just send to a display? by WeirdGamerAidan

This exactly, but also, GPUs are optimized for FLOATING POINT matrix calculations, as opposed to integers. To over-simplify, floating numbers are like the scientific notation for numbers.