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Questions tagged [gpu]

Anything related to Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), i.e. microprocessors specially designed to efficiently handle all the calculations needed to implement 2D and 3D graphic operations and rendering on modern computer systems.

Anything related to Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), i.e. microprocessors specially designed to efficiently handle all the calculations needed to implement 2D and 3D graphic operations and rendering on modern computer systems.

See also Wikipedia on GPU.

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How does a GPU/CPU communicate with a standard display output? (HDMI/DVI/etc)

I am interested in how the cpu/gpu presents (to whatever equipment that it does) video data after it has been processed. I have been told that the video is processed by the CPU/GPU and then sent to an integrated circuit by high speed serial that…
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Why does GPU consume so much power?

I am trying to understand why GPUs consume so much power. For example, the max power consumption of the P100 GPU is 250W. As I understand power is measures in watts as current x voltage. Given a fixed power source (i.e. voltage), I would assume that…
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Why are there separated power circuits for CPU, GPU, and RAM on a motherboard?

Even though there is a power supply unit in a computer case, why are there separated power circuits for CPU, GPU, and RAM on the motherboard? I mean, why can not the CPU, RAM and GPU just take their energy from the power supply unit?
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Where to start when considering making a GPU?

I saw this video the other day and it got me thinking about how to go about and design something like the GPU. Where would you begin? I'm more just interested in reading about how they work and not making one out of TTL(yet anyway). I know this…
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Is CPU/GPGPU heat dissipation quadratic in clock frequency?

In the following article on overclocking a Pentium from 1GHz to 5GHz using liquid nitrogen: The 5GHz Project, there is an assertion that "Heat dissipation rises exponentially during extreme overclocking". However, in this post on CPU power heat: …
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Can I use a 250 nF instead of a 200 nF SMD ceramic capacitor?

Im trying to fix a broken GPU that has a missing 200 nF SMD ceramic capacitor. I found a similar one on a motherboard that has a capacitance of 250 nF. Is it possible to transfer it to fix the GPU? At first if thought the capacitors were 220 nF…
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Capturing data at 500MHz

I have an ADC sampling at 500MHz (It is collecting data from an Ultrasound sensor). I need to be able to stream this data to my PC (for the time being - this will be done through a wireless unit). I am looking for a computing solution that sits in…
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USB Camera to GPU Memory Directly

There may be several points in this question which may not make sense to a knowledgeable person, so I do thank you for your understanding in advance. For a computer vision project I wish to process images from a camera array (10s of cameras)…
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How is quality/damage control done in large circuits?

There is apparently more than 28 billion transistors in the recently released Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. First, when you manufacture such a circuit there must be a decent chance of botching some of these. How do the plants make sure that they all…
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Custom-CPU builder/simulator

I googled deeply but couldn't find any cpu constructor simulator. I'm specifically hoping to learn about the operation of the northbridge, but When I googled "bridge simulator" or "bridge (the construction game)" is the result. I don't want to…
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GPU reflow soldering profile

I've had my ENGTX480/2DI/1536MD5 GPU for 3 and half years now. Over the past 2 months it started causing trouble. At first, it started seldom displaying big zones with weird color, but simply turning my TV off and on again and it got back ok. Then…
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what inside a graphical processor?

Preamble Due to the super-secret nature of commercial GPU, I didn't find anything interesting yet.The best thing I can do is asking that to someone which has more experience than me (everyone). It's quite a huge question, I hope it'll fit the rules.…
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Nvidia 1080 ti VRM? SMD Identification

I was hoping that some of you experts could help me identify a SMD on the back of a 1080 ti FE. This item was dropped and it appears has some damage done to it. I would like to replace the missing SMD if possible but having problems identifying what…
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Help identifying 4-pin PWM fan connector

Does anybody know the name/type of the connector shown below? Context: it is 4-pin PWM fan connector for the fan of an Nvidia RTX A6000. Dimensions: 5mm x 1mm x 4mm, 1mm pitch === Edit === Thanks to @EnricoMigliore's answer: the Molex Pico-EZmate…
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Low voltage GPU decoupling capacitor longevity

Recently noticed my GPU card (Nvidia 1060) made more coil noise (electrical noise, noise level proportional to frame rate) than usual. I discovered that directly behind the GPU chip one of 2 big 470uF, 2 volt capacitors had broken off. I just…
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