The GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit is the component responsible for providing additional graphical processing power
to the system. Most current motherboards have display/graphics capabilities, but they are very basic capable of no more than
outputting to a display and playing videos. Any complex graphics require a graphics card or GPU which is an extension of
of the on-board graphics, which makes sense because the GPU is connected to the rest of the system via the motherboards PCI express slot,
an expansion slot. A graphics card is especially important if you are looking to use your computer to play video games, 3D model, graphic design
or anything that has a lot going on visually. These are the specifications of the GPU:
- Core Clock Speed; Like the clock speed in CPUs, the core clock speed determines the number of computations the GPU
can make per second. - The Memory Type; like RAM, the GPU a place to temporarity store graphic data waiting to be processed by the GPU,
except this memory is to be useded exclusively by the GPU. Also like RAM, where DDR4 is better than DDR3,
GDDR memory with a higher number is better than memory with a lower number, with GDDR6 being the best you can buy
at the moment. - The Memory Size; this is simply the amount of VRAM available to the GPU, the more it has aat its disposal, the more
the card multitask. - The voltage requirements; while this doesn't directly affect the performance of the GPU, it will affect the PSU you
will have to choose.