Coarse depth test in graphics processing systems
US11922566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and coarse depth test logic perform coarse depth testing in a graphics processing system in which a rendering space is divided into a plurality of tiles. A depth range for a tile identifies a depth range based on primitives previously processed. A determination is made based on the depth range for the tile as to whether all or a portion of a primitive is hidden in the tile. If at least a portion of the primitive is not hidden in the tile, a determination is made as to whether the primitive or a primitive fragment thereof has better depth than the primitives previously processed for the tile. If so, the primitive or the primitive fragment is identified as not requiring a read of a depth buffer to perform full resolution depth testing, such that a determination that at least a portion of the primitive is hidden in the tile causes full resolution depth testing not to be performed on at least that portion of the primitive.
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