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Processing unit with a plurality of shader engines

US9142057B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Mantor · Orlando, US
Ralph C. Taylor · DeLand, US
Jeffrey T. Brady · Orlando, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2010
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/005
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processor includes a first shader engine and a second shader engine. The first shader engine is configured to process pixel shaders for a first subset of pixels to be displayed on a display device. The second shader engine is configured to process pixel shaders for a second subset of pixels to be displayed on the display device. Both the first and second shader engines are also configured to process general-compute shaders and non-pixel graphics shaders. The processor may also include a level-one (L1) data cache, coupled to and positioned between the first and second shader engines.

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