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What is a process node?
Companies like AMD and Nvidia love to brag about what process node their chips are on, but what does it even mean? Here's what you need to know.
If you've ever looked at the spec sheet or an advertisement for a CPU, GPU, or even a fully built device like a laptop or desktop, you've probably seen hype around how it uses a 7nm or 5nm, or even 4nm process, node, or process node. But like many tech specs, the process node is much more complicated than a simple number, rarely explained by marketing, and not something you actually need to care about too much. Here's everything you need to know about process nodes, what they actually mean for computer chips.