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Tensor core

What does “Tensor core” mean?

Tensor core: A specialized accelerator unit for operations such as matrix multiplication.

Tensor core visual guide: A specialized accelerator unit for operations such as matrix multiplication.
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What is an example of “Tensor core”?

A GPU uses tensor cores to run lower-precision matrix operations efficiently.

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GPUTermTPUTermNPUTermCompute-bound workloadTermMemory-bound workloadTerm

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