Editing Graphics processing unit (section)

===Terminology===
In the 1970s, the term "GPU" originally stood for ''graphics processor unit'' and described a programmable processing unit working independently from the CPU that was responsible for graphics manipulation and output.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barron |first1=E. T. |title=Conference record of the 6th annual workshop on Microprogramming – MICRO 6 |last2=Glorioso |first2=R. M. |date=September 1973 |isbn=9781450377836 |pages=122–128 |language=en |chapter=A micro controlled peripheral processor |doi=10.1145/800203.806247 |doi-access=free |s2cid=36942876}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Ken |title=Core standard graphic package for the VGI 3400 |journal=ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics |date=August 1978 |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=298–300 |doi=10.1145/965139.807405 |url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/965139.807405}}</ref> In 1994, [[Sony]] used the term (now standing for ''graphics processing unit'') in reference to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] console's [[Toshiba]]-designed [[PlayStation technical specifications#Graphics processing unit (GPU)|Sony GPU]].<ref name="gpu" /> The term was popularized by [[Nvidia]] in 1999, who marketed the [[GeForce 256]] as "the world's first GPU".<ref>{{cite web|title=NVIDIA Launches the World's First Graphics Processing Unit: GeForce 256|url=https://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_20020111_5424.html|publisher=Nvidia|access-date=28 March 2016|date=31 August 1999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412035751/https://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_20020111_5424.html|archive-date=12 April 2016}}</ref> It was presented as a "single-chip [[Processor (computing)|processor]] with integrated [[Transform, clipping, and lighting|transform, lighting, triangle setup/clipping]], and rendering engines".<ref>{{cite web|title=Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)|date=16 December 2009|url=https://www.nvidia.com/object/gpu.html|publisher=Nvidia|access-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408122443/https://www.nvidia.com/object/gpu.html|archive-date=8 April 2016}}</ref> Rival [[ATI Technologies]] coined the term "'''visual processing unit'''" or '''VPU''' with the release of the [[R300|Radeon 9700]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pabst|first1=Thomas|title=ATi Takes Over 3D Technology Leadership With Radeon 9700|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ati-takes-3d-technology-leadership-radeon-9700,491-3.html|publisher=Tom's Hardware|access-date=29 March 2016|date=18 July 2002}}</ref> The [[Xilinx|AMD Alveo MA35D]] features dual VPU’s, each using the [[5 nm process]] in 2023.<ref name=AM_1>{{cite web| title=AMD Rolls Out 5 nm ASIC-based Accelerator for the Interactive Streaming Era| author=Child, J.| url=https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/amd-rolls-out-5-nm-asic-based-accelerator-for-the-interactive-streaming-era| publisher=EETech Media| date=6 April 2023| access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>

In personal computers, there are two main forms of GPUs. Each has many synonyms:<ref>{{cite web|title=Help Me Choose: Video Cards |url=https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/help-me-choose/hmc-video-card-inspiron-lt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160909115302/http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/help-me-choose/hmc-video-card-inspiron-lt?stp=1 |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-date=2016-09-09 |publisher=[[Dell]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[#Dedicated graphics processing unit|Dedicated graphics]]'' also called ''discrete graphics''.
* ''[[#Integrated graphics|Integrated graphics]]'' also called ''shared graphics solutions'', ''integrated graphics processors'' (IGP), or ''unified memory architecture'' (UMA).

====Usage-specific GPU====
Most GPUs are designed for a specific use, real-time 3D graphics, or other mass calculations:
# Gaming
#*[[GeForce|GeForce GTX, RTX]]
#* [[Nvidia Titan]]
#* [[Radeon|Radeon HD, R5, R7, R9, RX, Vega and Navi series]]
#* [[Radeon VII]]
#* [[Intel Arc]]
# Cloud Gaming
#*[[Nvidia GRID]]
#* Radeon Sky
# Workstation
#* [[Nvidia Quadro]]
#* [[Nvidia RTX]]
#* [[AMD FirePro]]
#*[[Radeon Pro|AMD Radeon Pro]]
#*[[Intel Arc]] Pro
# Cloud Workstation
#*[[Nvidia Tesla]]
#* [[AMD FireStream]]
# Artificial Intelligence training and Cloud
#*[[Nvidia Tesla]]
#* [[Radeon Instinct|AMD Radeon Instinct]]
# Automated/Driverless car
#* Nvidia [[Drive PX-series|Drive PX]]