Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can’t just send to a display?

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Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can’t just send to a display?

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The CPU is really good at task-switching, doing a bunch of things basically all at once.

They GPU is designed to configure itself to ONE task and to do the same thing bazillions of times per second.

It’s like comparing a tractor to a sports car. They’re fundamentally different machines.

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