teraflops
Trillion calculations per second
Teraflops is a measure of computing speed—one trillion floating-point operations per second.
The term gauges processing power for tasks requiring heavy mathematical calculation: graphics rendering, scientific simulation, machine learning.
The new GPU delivers 12 teraflops.
Gaming consoles and supercomputers are often compared by their teraflop ratings, though raw teraflops don't always translate directly to real-world performance.
Visual processing hardware
- CPUMain computing chip
- processorsData-handling circuits
- ASICSingle-purpose microchip
- chipsThin fried slices
semiconductors · silicon · transistors · microarchitecture · AMD · Intel · architecture · accelerator
Carrying out a task
- metricsStandards for assessment
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- workloadAssigned task volume
profiling · optimization · benchmark · testing · evaluation · comparison · ranking · scoring
Equidistant at all points
- datacenterFacility housing networked computers
- clusterGathered group nearby
- simulationImitation of real processes
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
workstation · grid · scalability · throughput · Frontier · gigaflops · petaflops
GPU
Visual processing hardware
- CPUMain computing chip
- processorsData-handling circuits
- ASICSingle-purpose microchip
chips · semiconductors · silicon · transistors · microarchitecture · AMD · Intel · architecture · accelerator · coprocessor
performance
Carrying out a task
- metricsStandards for assessment
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
workload · profiling · optimization · benchmark · testing · evaluation · comparison · ranking · scoring · specifications
parallel
Equidistant at all points
- datacenterFacility housing networked computers
- clusterGathered group nearby
- simulationImitation of real processes
mainframe · workstation · grid · scalability · throughput · Frontier · gigaflops · petaflops
AI
Simulated cognitive processing
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
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