[ad_1]
MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC Business News
There’s a certain kind of computer chip that has become incredibly important to the modern world.
The GPU—short for graphics processing unit.
GPUs bring digital worlds to life. In the last few years, they’ve become the computer chip of choice among certain crypto miners. They’re also becoming increasingly more important and cutting edge fields like self-driving cars and supercomputing. But like every other kind of computer chip and 2021, GPUs remain in short supply.
Sam Machkovech, Tech culture editors, Ars Technica
The current state of the chip market in terms of gamer perception is utter bedlam. If you are interested in doing anything in PC gaming, that is anywhere near cutting edge, you’re either trolling through as many eBay listings as possible, lining up at retailers the instant they might have availability for a new card, or giving up.
[ad_2]
