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TheLuteceSibling t1_j6lbu0x wrote

Reply to comment by WeirdGamerAidan in ELI5: Why do computers need GPUs (integrated or external)? What information is the CPU sending to the GPU that it can't just send to a display? by WeirdGamerAidan

There are different techniques, but you can think of it like the CPU figuring out where all the objects are and then handing it to the GPU.

The GPU applies, color, texture, shadow, and everything else. Putting chess pieces on a board is easy. Making them look like marble is much more intense.

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