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Definition: Tensor core


A processing unit in a GPU that accelerates AI neural network processing and high-performance computing (HPC). Tensor cores compute values on matrices in parallel. A new matrix is created from two matrices by quickly multiplying and adding 16- or 32-bit floating point values in parallel. Contrast with CUDA core. See matrix multiplication, GPU, TPU, neural network, Tensor Processing Unit and Tensor chip.