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teraflops

American  
[ter-uh-flops] / ˈtɛr əˌflɒps /

noun

  1. a measure of computer speed, equal to one trillion floating-point operations per second.


Etymology

Origin of teraflops

First recorded in 1985–90; tera- ( def. ) + flops ( def. )


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The digital-only console offers 4 teraflops of GPU performance and comes with a paltry 512GB of built-in storage, yet that doesn't stop it from delivering a next-gen experience on a budget.

From The Verge ● May 6, 2022

Image: Nvidia Nvidia says the RTX 3090 Ti will also include 40 teraflops of GPU performance, with a base clock of 1560MHz, and a boost clock of 1860MHz.

From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022

There’s also 78 teraflops for ray tracing and 320 teraflops for AI tasks.

From The Verge ● Jan. 4, 2022

The AI can clearly search at a zillion teraflops and come back with meaningful words.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021

Petaflops and teraflops, huge units of computing speed: In Loudoun, massive edifices sprang up overnight.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021

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