Graphics Hardware
33 entries in the Graphics Hardware compendium.
Graphics hardwareHardware that generates and displays computer graphics.Apple II graphicsIdiosyncratic non-linear frame buffer graphics from 1977.CalcompCalcomp was a leading plotter manufacturer from 1959 to 1999.CUDANvidia's platform for GPU-accelerated general-purpose computing.Display driverInterface between processor and display, enabling text and image output.General-purpose computing on graphics processing unitsUsing GPUs for non-graphics computation to achieve parallel processing speedups.GPU clusterA cluster of computers each with a GPU for fast calculations.Graphics address remapping tableIOMMU enabling DMA from graphics cards to host memory.Free and open-source graphics device driverFree and open-source graphics drivers are primarily developed on and for Linux.Graphics pipelineA series of procedures converting 3D scenes to 2D displays.Hardware overlayA dedicated video memory buffer for fast-moving image display.Intel GMAIntel's low-cost integrated graphics series for netbooks and business PCs.Intel i750Intel's first video controller chipset, a commercial failure.Intel740Intel's first discrete GPU, designed to popularize AGP.Matrox G200Matrox's first fully AGP-compliant graphics processor with 32-bit color.Mode settingKernel mode-setting enables error display and removes superuser requirements.Multisync monitorA monitor that synchronizes with multiple scan rates for flexible display use.Nvidia OptimusSeamless GPU switching for performance or power savings.Nvidia Quadro PlexExternal GPU system for large-scale 3D visualizations.Open Graphics ProjectOpen-source hardware project for a programmable graphics card.PICA200A low-power GPU IP core for embedded devices, notably in the Nintendo 3DS.Radeon HD 8000 seriesOEM rebadge of the 7000 series with one GCN 2.0 chip.Ray tracing hardwareApplication-specific hardware for accelerating ray tracing calculations.Refresh rateRefresh rate measures how often a raster display updates its image.Remote graphics unitA device that remotes a computer's graphics sub-system via bus commands.Render farmA high-performance computer system for rendering CGI.Render output unitFinal GPU stage assembling pixel data for display output.ROCmAMD's open-source GPU computing stack for HPC and machine learning.Tektronix 4010Storage-tube terminals that eliminated costly framebuffer memory.Texture mapping unitGPU component that maps textures onto 3D geometry.ULTRAY2000Concept GPU with fixed and programmable pipeline, MAESTRO technology.Graphics cardAn expansion card that generates graphics output to a display.AdrenoQualcomm's GPU IP core series for Snapdragon SoCs.
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