Going through what graphics card is and does, and how GPUs are different from CPUs. The common instructions GPUs execute related to graphics are described, as are the reasons why GPUs are also used for non-graphical tasks. The 3 examples of this given are data mining, machine learning, and cryptocurrency mining.
Made for OCR A Level Computer Science Paper 1 (H446).
Part of the 1.1.2 Types of processor topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04uZ7242_M4BOJZv7gtm1PQk_nyuzU76
Full Paper 1 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04uZ7242_M46xMfDhdEi1_DuJJ3qI4wl
0:00 Graphics cards
1:50 Comparing GPUs to CPUs
3:40 How GPUs support with graphics-related execution
8:46 How GPUs can also be used for other tasks