Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Steve Kihslinger

Blake Douglas Pelton

Mikhail Lyapunov

Shailesh Saini

Andy Glaister

David Tuft

Cliff Owen

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for optimizing emulated fixed-function and programmable graphics operations are provided. Data comprising fixed function and programmable states for an image or scenario to be rendered is received. The data for the image is translated into operations. One or more optimizations are applied to the operations. The optimized operations are implemented to render the scenario.

Software rasterization optimization

A variable rendering system is described that automatically transitions between hardware-accelerated rendering and software rendering of application data based on system performance and without user interaction or noticeable impact on the user experience. When hardware-accelerated rendering is available, the system renders application data using hardware-accelerated rendering. If an event occurs that causes hardware-accelerated rendering to fail, then the system dynamically transitions from hardware-accelerated rendering to software-accelerated rendering. Periodically, the system attempts to transition back to hardware-accelerated rendering.

Dynamically transitioning between hardware-accelerated and software rendering

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