Processing Unit

Abbreviation	English full name	中文
APU	Accelerated Processing Unit	加速处理器
BPU	Brain Processing Unit	大脑处理器
CPU	Central Processing Unit	中央处理器
DPU	Deep learning Processing Unit	深度学习处理器
EPU	Emotion Processing Unit	情感处理器
FPU	Floating-point Unit	浮点运算器
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit	图形处理器
HPU	Holographics Processing Unit	全息图像处理器
IPU	Intelligence Processing Unit	智能处理器
JPU
KPU	Knowledge Processing Unit	知识处理器
LPU
MPU	Mind / Mobile / Motion Processing Unit	意念/移动/运动处理器
NPU	Neural network Processing Unit	神经网络处理器
OPU	Optical-Flow Processing Unit	光流处理器
PPU	Physical Processing Unit	物理处理器
QPU	Quantum Processing Unit	量子处理器
RPU	Resistive Processing Unit	阻抗处理单元
SPU	Streaming / Space Processing Unit	流/空间处理器
TPU	Tensor Processing Unit	张量处理器
UPU
VPU	Vector Processing Unit	矢量处理器
WPU
XPU
YPU
ZPU

APU - Accelerated Processing Unit

An accelerated processing unit (APU) is a microprocessor that combines the central processing unit (CPU) with the graphics processing unit (GPU) on a single computer chip.

AMD created APU (accelerated processing unit) processors in 2011. They refer to AMD CPUs that have integrated graphics. While APU sounds like any normal computer chip, it actually is solely used by AMD like the brand name of the CPU/GPU combo chips they manufacture.

BPU - Brain Processing Unit

The BPU(Brain Processing Unit) is an embedded artificial intelligence processor architecture proposed by Horizon Technology.

CPU - Central Processing Unit

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the primary component of a computer that acts as its “control center.” The CPU, also referred to as the “central” or “main” processor, is a complex set of electronic circuitry that runs the machine’s operating system and apps. The CPU interprets, processes and executes instructions, most often from the hardware and software programs running on the device.

The CPU performs arithmetic, logic, and other operations to transform data input into more usable information output. While the CPU must contain at least one processing core, many contain multiple cores. A server with two hexa-core CPUs.

Architecture Of A Cpu Von Neuman Architecture

DPU - Deep learning Processing Unit

The deep-learning processor unit (DPU) is a programmable engine optimized for deep neural networks.

The DPU is released with the Vitis AI specialized instruction set, thus facilitating the efficient implementation of deep learning networks.

EPU

FPU - Floating-point unit

In general-purpose computer architectures, one or more FPUs may be integrated as execution units within the central processing unit.

GPU - Graphics Processing Unit

A graphics processing unit (GPU) is an electronic circuit designed to process images and accelerate the rendering of 3D computer graphics on consumer devices.

HPU

IPU

KPU

LPU

MPU

NPU - Neural network Processing Unit

A neural processing unit (NPU) is a microprocessor that specializes in the acceleration of machine learning algorithms, typically by operating on predictive models such as artificial neural networks (ANNs) or random forests (RFs). It is, also, known as neural processor.

OPU

PPU

QPU - Quantum Processing Unit

A quantum processing unit (QPU), also referred to as a quantum chip, is a physical (fabricated) chip that contains a number of interconnected qubits. It is the foundational component of a full quantum computer, which includes the housing environment for the QPU, the control electronics, and many other components.

RPU

SPU

TPU - Tensor Processing Unit

Tensor Processing Units are Google's ASIC for machine learning. TPUs are specifically used for deep learning to solve complex matrix and vector operations. TPUs are streamlined to solve matrix and vector operations at ultra-high speeds but must be paired with a CPU to give and execute instructions. TPUs may only be used with Google's TensorFlow or TensorFlow Lite platform, whether through cloud computing or its lite version on local hardware.