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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jeffrey T. Brady, Orlando, FL (US);
Jason D. Carroll, Oviedo, FL (US);
Michael A. Mang, Oviedo, FL (US);
Ralph C. Taylor, Deland, FL (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed relating to using an initial version of an object shader to determine a child count and distribute geometry work based on the child count. In some embodiments, graphics shader circuitry is configured to execute shader programs including object shaders and mesh shaders. Vertex control circuitry is configured to, for a given object shader: launch an initial version of the given object shader to determine a number of meshlets to be generated by the given object shader (e.g., where the initial version of the given object shader does not commit side effects to architectural state of the apparatus) and select shader circuitry to execute a complete version of the given object shader based on the determined number of meshlets.