What are Graphics Cards
What does GPU stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
Where do you plug in a graphics card?
PCIe slot on the motherboard
What helps the GPU understand instructions from the CPU?
Graphics APIs
When did 3D graphics cards start?
1995
What happens when old GPUs are thrown away?
They create e-waste
What is the difference between a GPU and a graphics card?
A GPU is the chip; a graphics card is the part that holds the GPU and memory.
What memory does a GPU use?
VRAM (Video RAM)
What is a graphics API?
A program that tells the GPU how to draw images
What was the MIT Whirlwind made for
The MIT Whirlwind was a flight simulator
Name one material used to make GPUs.
Copper, gold, or silicon
Name one type of GPU.
Integrated or Dedicated
What stops a GPU from overheating?
Heatsink and cooling fans
Name a Microsoft graphics API.
DirectX
What was a popular 3D PC graphics card in 1996?
3DFX Voodoo1
How does GPU production affect the environment?
Uses a lot of energy and causes emissions
What is a CPU with a built-in GPU called?
APU (Accelerated Processing Unit)
What happens if a GPU gets too hot?
What happens if a GPU gets too hot?
What does CUDA do?
Lets NVIDIA GPUs do math and AI tasks faster
What was called the “first GPU”?
NVIDIA GeForce 256
Name one way to reduce environmental impact of GPU manufacturing
Use renewable energy or cleaner photolithography chemicals
What does it mean to have a bottleneck
CPU cannot send instructions fast enough to the GPU to maximize the GPU
What do PCIe lanes do?
Help the GPU send data to the CPU and RAM
OpenGL
What allowed GPUs to be used for AI in 2006?
Cuda
Why do AI tasks wear out GPUs faster?
They make GPUs work very hard for a long time