Coprocessors

specialized microprocessor optimized for digital signal processing in real time, mainly used for audio and/or video applications

coprocessor for floating point arithmetic

computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once

thumb|AM9511-1 arithmetic coprocessorA coprocessor is a computer processor used to supplement the functions of the primary processor (the CPU). Operations performed by the coprocessor may be floating-point arithmetic, graphics, signal processing, string processing, cryptography or I/O interfacing with peripheral devices. By offloading processor-intensive tasks from the main processor, coprocessors can accelerate system performance. Coprocessors allow a line of computers to be customized, so that customers who do not need the extra performance do not need to pay for it. ==Functionality== Copro

device that provides hardware acceleration for artificial intelligence applications

floating-point unit for the Intel 8086 series of microprocessors

Nvidia's brand name for their products targeting stream processing and/or general purpose GPU

dedicated microprocessor handling the calculations of physics engines in video games

series of x86 manycore processors from Intel

floating-point coprocessor for the Motorola 68k

x87 is a floating-point-related subset of the x86 architecture instruction set. It originated as an extension of the 8086 instruction set in the form of optional floating-point coprocessors (FPU) that work in tandem with corresponding x86 CPUs. These microchips have names ending in "87". This is also known as the NPX (numeric processor extension). Like other extensions to the basic instruction set, x87 instructions are not strictly needed to construct working programs, but provide hardware and microcode implementations of common numerical tasks, allowing these tasks to be performed much faster

3D graphics chip used in Super Nintendo games

motion co-processor used by Apple Inc.

microprocessor brand by Intel

A blitter is a circuit, sometimes as a coprocessor or a logic block on a microprocessor, dedicated to the rapid movement and modification of data within a computer's memory. A blitter can copy large quantities of data from one memory area to another relatively quickly, and in parallel with the CPU, while freeing up the CPU's more complex capabilities for other operations. A typical use for a blitter is the movement of a bitmap, such as windows and icons in a graphical user interface or images and backgrounds in a 2D video game.

floating-point unit for the Intel 80386 series of microprocessors

family of 32-bit microprocessors

processor with an instruction set customized (optimized) for a specific task

brand name by AMD; family of deep learning oriented GPUs

thumb|An illustration of the SpursEngine SE1000 processor

floating-point unit for the Intel 80486SX series of microprocessors

microprocessor-based system-on-a-chip which is designed to deal with digital streaming data such as images and video in real-time

RapidCAD is a specially packaged Intel 486DX and a dummy floating-point unit (FPU) designed as pin-compatible replacements for an Intel 80386 processor and 80387 FPU. Because the i486DX has a working on-chip FPU, a dummy FPU package (the "RapidCAD-2") is supplied to go in the Intel 387 FPU socket. The dummy FPU is used to provide the FERR signal, necessary for compatibility purposes.