CPU vs GPU: What's the Difference? | Which Is Better?

The CPU, or ‘central processing unit’, is a chip that acts as the brain of the computer. It runs all the PC’s program instructions, reads from and writes to memory, and tells other components what to do.

The GPU, or ‘graphics processing unit’, is a chip that handles—you guessed it—graphics processing, performing tasks like rendering game frames and encoding videos. In this way, the GPU has a more specific job than the CPU.