GPU Terms Explained: Compute Units, VRAM, Clock Speeds & Much More

Keith breaks down all the terms used surrounding graphics cards (there are a lot). This guide will help you navigate all the jargon with much more confidence and buy a GPU with confidence.

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - What is a Graphics Card?
01:20 - GPU Cores
01:50 - Compute Unit/Streaming Multiprocessors & Shader Cores
03:16 - Clock Speeds
03:55 - TMUs & ROPs
04:38 - Additional Silicon
05:10 - Process Node
06:00 - Memory (VRAM)
06:37 - Memory Type/Speed
07:33 - Memory BUS/Bandwidth
08:31 - Infinity Cache
09:17 - Power
09:27 - TDP/TGP
10:04 - Components
10:33 - Connectors
11:14 - Outputs
11:52 - Wrap Up

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