spectacletourette t1_j6luakc wrote
Reply to comment by TheLuteceSibling 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
Just to add…
> and to do the same thing bazillions of times per second.
That’s why GPUs are also used for cryptographic calculations, even though that’s not the task they were originally intended for.
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