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On “How each pixels are drawn on screen in way that it represents windows, buttons, text boxes,web pages?”
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Adam and Jamie Paint the Mona Lisa in 80 Milliseconds! (HD)
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- Presented by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, hosts of MythBusters
Beginner. No background in the topic needed.
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HardwareGraphics and audioCPUs and computer architectureGPUs, shaders and CUDA
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage demonstrate the difference between CPU and GPU processing power using a custom paintball machine.
In 720p High Definition from NVidia's NVision '08 graphics conference: TV celebrities and scientists, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, world renowned for their work as hosts of the MythBusters television show, have built a one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen, awe-inspiring machine that demonstrated the difference between a GPU and CPU. What transpired included two robots, thousands of paint balls and the Mona Lisa herself. You've got to see it to believe it!Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as a classic, highly visual layman's explanation of CPU versus GPU architecture.
u/ccricersin r/GraphicsProgramming • Recommends
On “What resources made shaders "click" for you?”
That short video in turn is a clip from the Nvision '08 conference. I think it's good to watch that video for a layman's explanation as the whole thing was aimed at the press and graphics enthusiasts, not necessarily GPU programmers