Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) is a processing system that includes additional processing capability designed to accelerate one or more types of computations outside of a CPU. This includes GPU used for general-purpose computing (GPGPU), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or similar specialized processing system.
There are variations for this term including one of which APU described as a "processing device" which integrates CU and an OpenCL compatible GPU, which improves the data transfer rates between the components, all while reducing power consumption. APUs include video processing and other accelerators.
We've learned much more than APU's, I suggest possibly adding more content to do with, GPU's, PSU's, CPU's, ETC.
ReplyDeleteAPU's can include video processing and other application specific accelerators
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