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AVX

SIMD instruction extensions (AVX-512) that speed up math-heavy workloads on modern CPUs.

Also known as: AVX-512 Advanced Vector Extensions

Full Definition & Technical Explanation

AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions) and AVX-512 add single-instruction-multiple-data (SIMD) commands that accelerate scientific computing, AI, media encoding, and compression.

See Technologies: Compute: AVX-512... in CPU specs. Only the latest Intel/AMD (and some ARM) chips support it.

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