noun
- a unit of measurement for computer processing speed equal to one billion floating-point operations per second
Usage: computing; technical
Examples
- The supercomputer can perform 50 gigaflops of calculations.
- Modern graphics cards are measured in gigaflops for gaming performance.
- The processor achieved 2.5 gigaflops in the benchmark test.
- Scientists need computers with hundreds of gigaflops for climate modeling.
- The new chip delivers 10 gigaflops of processing power.
- Gigaflops are commonly used to compare supercomputer capabilities.