Restart index that sets a topology
US8760455B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3888
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for reducing overhead associated with transmitting primitive draw commands from memory to a graphics processing unit (GPU). Command pairs comprising an end draw command and a begin draw command associated with a conventional graphics application programming interface (API) are selectively replaced with a new construct. The new construct is a reset topology index, which implements a combined function of the end draw command and begin draw command. The new construct improves efficiency by reducing total data transmitted from memory to the GPU.
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