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The graphics processing unit (GPU) is a supplemental processor, also known as a graphics accelerator, that is dedicated to speeding up video and graphics intensive processes.
 
 

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BOXX Upgrades AI Workstation Module
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New Radeon PRO W7000 graphics cards offer 1.5-times the performance of the W5000 cards, at a low price point.

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Boost SOLIDWORKS Performance with AMD Radeon PRO Workstation Graphics
The latest AMD Radeon PRO GPUs can accelerate SOLIDWORKS workflows and visualizations.

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New NVIDIA GPUs Accelerate Design, Visualization Performance
The company has announced six new NVIDIA RTX Ada Lovelace architecture GPUs for laptops and desktops.

Engineering Computing
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Simulate
Coreform Wins Grant to Develop Analysis for GPU
The $1.6 million grant will go toward integrating Coreform IGA with a GPU-capable finite element library. 

Engineering Computing
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Furthering Sigma’s planned path to holistic digital quality, Dyndrite generated tool paths to be connected to in-process quality data,...

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