TechnologyAugust 28, 2026
microarchitecture
MY-kroh-AR-kuh-tek-cher
Definition
The specific internal design and hardware structure of a computer processor, including how its various logic components are organized and interconnected.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix 'mikros' meaning 'small' and the Latin 'architectura' for 'building or structure.' It entered technical usage in the mid-20th century to describe the detailed physical implementation of a computer's instruction set.
In the news
The article uses the term to identify the Ada Lovelace design generation of RTX 40 series graphics cards, explaining why the DLSS 5 software required modification to function on this specific hardware architecture.
DLSS 5 upscaling technology has been made to work on RTX 40 series graphics cards.
Read the full article ↗GameGPU