Physics processing unit
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physics-processing-unit-305-11650312
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Physics processing unit
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A physics processing unit (PPU) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics, especially in the physics engine of video games. It is an example of hardware acceleration. Examples of calculations involving a PPU might include rigid body dynamics, soft body dynamics, collision detection, fluid dynamics, hair and clothing simulation, finite element analysis, and fracturing of objects. The idea is having specialized processors offload time-consuming tasks from a compu
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Type of dedicated microprocessor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_processing_unit
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2024-01-09T09:10:09Z
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