TechStuff Looks at Video Cards

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TechStuff Looks at Video Cards

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Sep 24, 2012

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What is a GPU? What are GPUs used for besides processing graphics? Who makes video cards? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris break down the nuts and bolts of GPUs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Sep 24, 2012

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