Firaxis's philosophy is simple: It'll divert any task to the GPU that can be readily broken down into "buckets" or "work chunks" that are able to be processed by the new and "exotic" algorithms allowed by GPU compute.

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It is through this kind of thorough engagement of people with their technology that we will be able to take full advantage of these chunks of electronic metal and mineral that we carry around in our pockets.

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