Editing Graphics processing unit (section)

{{short description|Specialized electronic circuit; graphics accelerator}}
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{{for|an expansion card that contains a graphics processing unit|Graphics card}}
[[File:Generic block diagram of a GPU.svg|thumb|Components of a GPU|400x400px]]
A '''graphics processing unit''' ('''GPU''') is a specialized [[electronic circuit]] designed for [[digital image processing]] and to accelerate [[computer graphics]], being present either as a discrete [[video card]] or embedded on [[motherboard]]s, [[mobile phone]]s, [[personal computer]]s, [[workstation]]s, and [[game console]]s. GPUs were later found to be useful for non-graphic calculations involving [[embarrassingly parallel]] problems due to their [[Parallel computing|parallel structure]]. The ability of GPUs to rapidly perform vast numbers of calculations has led to their adoption in diverse fields including [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) where they excel at handling data-intensive and computationally demanding tasks. Other non-graphical uses include the training of [[Artificial neural network#Training|neural networks]] and [[GPU mining|cryptocurrency mining]].