The AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) is a type of processor developed by AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) that combines a traditional CPU (Central Processing Unit) with a graphics processing unit (GPU). Together, the two components work together to make programs and games run faster on your computer. This is because they are able to split up the different tasks each processor can do, so your computer can quickly move between different tasks instead of having to wait for one processor to finish before it can start the other. This helps you get more done in less time!