Computer Fundamentals

The Pixel Pusher

Name: The Pixel Pusher
Duration: 125 s
Description: The CPU thinks one thing at a time. The GPU does a million tiny things at once — that's how games and AI run.

The CPU thinks one thing at a time. The GPU does a million tiny things at once — that's how games and AI run.

To draw ONE frame on your screen, the computer needs to color about 2 MILLION pixels. Every 16 milliseconds. How?

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