Overall Findings
Stands for Central Processing Unit, also known as a processor.
Handles all major calculations on a unit.
Moves data to and from the storage to memory, to graphics memory, and other components.
Can accelerate almost any task, but is not especially designed for anything in particular.
Is made up of a handful of larger cores.
Is often socketed into a motherboard directly.
Stands for graphics processing unit, also known as graphics cards.
Renders any visuals you see on your display.
Renders games and 3D applications.
Can accelerate 3D CAD work and machine learning.
Is made up of hundreds or thousands of parallel processing cores.
Can use system memory, but often has its own dedicated VRAM.
Can be built into a CPU or SoC, or act as a standalone chip or graphics card.
The CPU is the central processing unit of a machine.
It handles all of the calculations necessary to make everything work, including apps, games, and messaging.
They tend to have several larger cores and operate at high-clock speeds.
CPU Pros and Cons
Good at a lot of different things.
Can do several processes relatively quickly.
Not good for high-intensity graphics.
Limited by rig RAM.
Does tasks sequentially and not simultaneously.
GPU Pros and Cons
Good for complex tasks, including LLMs and parallel processing.
Better for 3D rendering and simulations.
Can be expensive to add on.
Can need a lot of power.
However, they can require hundreds of watts of power to do so.
