Ray tracing graphics processing systems
US12014456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/21
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a graphics processor when rendering a frame representing a view of a scene using a ray tracing process in which part of the processing for a ray tracing operation is offloaded to a texture mapper unit of the graphics processor. Thus, when the graphics processor's execution unit is executing a program to perform a ray tracing operation the execution unit is able to message the texture mapper unit to perform one or more processing operations for the ray tracing operation. This operation can be triggered by including an appropriate instruction to message the texture mapper unit within the ray tracing program.
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