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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Olof Henrik Uhrenholt, Lomma, SE;
Sandeep Kakarlapudi, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/167 (2006.01); G06T 15/80 (2011.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06T 1/20 (2006.01); G06T 15/00 (2011.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/80 (2013.01); G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06T 1/20 (2013.01); G06T 15/005 (2013.01); G06T 15/205 (2013.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a graphics processor that comprises a renderer that can render primitives to generate a render output using different shading rates is disclosed. A shading rate for rendering a primitive is determined based on a depth value for the primitive. This can reduce processing effort required to render a render output while maintaining an acceptable image quality.