Specialized code paths in GPU processing
US10140678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to improve graphics processing unit (GPU) performance by introducing specialized code paths to process frequent common values are described. A shader compiler can determine instruction that, during operation, may output a common value and can introduce an enhanced shader instruction branch to process the common value to reduce overall computational requirements to execute the shader.
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