A Primer on AI Hardware: CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, and NPUs
English summary
This tutorial provides an introductory overview of the four main types of processors that power AI workloads. It covers CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, and NPUs, explaining their distinct roles and how they contribute to artificial intelligence applications. The article is a basic primer for those new to the hardware behind AI.
Chinese summary
本教程介绍了驱动AI工作负载的四种主要处理器类型：CPU、GPU、TPU和NPU。文章概述了它们在人工智能应用中的不同角色，为初学者提供了AI硬件基础的入门知识。
Key points
The article identifies four key processor types: CPU, GPU, TPU, and NPU.
文章列举了四种关键处理器类型：CPU、GPU、TPU和NPU。
It serves as a basic tutorial for understanding AI hardware.
它是一篇理解AI硬件的基础教程。