Many of us wonder what the point of a graphics card or Graphics Processing System (GPU) in our computers is. Few people think it’s only for those who play games. But having a graphics card is not just ...

Back in the early days of desktop computing, prior to the rise of the color monitor, the microprocessor—the general-purpose number-crunching hardware that acts as the “brains” of a computer—was ...

A Graphics Processing Unit is a chip that handles any functions relating to what displays on your computer's screen. Every computer today has some form of GPU. A new GPU can speed up your computer, ...

At the birth of the computer era, the IBM PC became the standard computer in large part due to its modular architecture with interchangeable components. Like the original IBM, every modern PC's ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to the ...

Once again, Apple probably won't rock the boat with any new MacBook Pro, and will likely stick with Intel integrated graphics and lower end next-generation discrete GPUs rather than giving macOS users ...

This article is part of the Electronics History series: The Graphics Chip Chronicles. ATI had been experimenting with the concepts of a unified shader for several years leading up to its acquisition ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The graphics processing unit, AKA the GPU, is one of the most important components in your PC. While the CPU is often referred to as the brain ...