Triangle setup and attribute setup integration with programmable execution unit
US8963930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for integrating triangle setup and attribute setup operations into a programmable execution unit of a graphics processing unit is disclosed. A method for integrating triangle setup and attribute setup operations into a programmable execution unit graphics processing unit is also disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one execution unit is configured for multi-threaded operation. The at least one execution unit is configured to execute at least one thread for triangle setup operations and attribute setup operations as well as threads for pixel shader, geometry shader and vertex shader operations.
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