Method and apparatus for pre-fetching vertex buffers in a computer system
US6570573B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/125
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a computer system includes a memory and a central processing unit (graphics accelerator) coupled to the memory. The graphics accelerator is adaptable to process three-dimensional (3D) graphics primitives stored in the memory according to an inline streaming mode and an indirect streaming mode.
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