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What is numeric processing unit?

Updated: 10/24/2022
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The Numeric Processing Unit is a specialized version of a CPU, it can ONLY preform math operations, but does them at a much faster rate than the CPU. Because it is directly controlled by the CPU the NPU does not have ANY address selection ability. Therefore , it has NO connection to the address bus.

(Note hte direct connection to the CPU , in modern systems the NPU is physically part of the CPU).

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