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Tech · 20 min

Part II: The 0s and 1s Inside CPUs and GPUs

Before we compare CPUs and GPUs, we need to understand what a core is doing from the inside. This part looks at instruction memory, the program counter, the instruction register, the control unit, the register file, and the ALU.

Aug 10, 2026
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Tech · 15 min

Part I: The 0s and 1s Inside CPUs and GPUs

Before a CPU or GPU can run a program, it first needs a way to turn electricity into 0s and 1s. This part starts at silicon and slowly builds up to the transistor, the tiny switch at the heart of every modern chip.

Jul 6, 2026