What is the difference between CPU and GPU?

• Uraniumfish

  26 Jun 12, 16:41

  Whats the diff between central processing unit and graphic processing unit?

• Rita77

  26 Jun 12, 17:21

  Central Processing Unit

  Graphics Processing Unit

• eagle

  29 Jun 12, 11:09

  CPU is for processing everything in your computer, mounted on your motherboard.

  GPU is for image processing, typically mounted on your graphics card.

   

  CPU can do the job of GPU if required, but having a GPU saves your CPU from doing it and hence, your CPU can work on other jobs.

• Uraniumfish

  30 Jun 12, 18:41

  Originally posted by eagle:

  CPU is for processing everything in your computer, mounted on your motherboard.

  GPU is for image processing, typically mounted on your graphics card.

   

  CPU can do the job of GPU if required, but having a GPU saves your CPU from doing it and hence, your CPU can work on other jobs.

  Yes, what differences are there in terms of transistors and cores?

• eagle

  5 Jul 12, 13:54

  No idea.

  I would have thought there isn't much difference in their designs, apart from being assigned different functions.