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Rendering mode selection in graphics processing units
US8982136B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8982136-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113108657-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | May 16, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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This disclosure describes techniques for automatically selecting a rendering mode for use by a graphics processing unit (GPU) to render graphics data for display. More specifically, the techniques include evaluating at least two metrics associated with rendering graphics data of one or more rendering units, and automatically selecting either an immediate rendering mode or a deferred rendering mode for a current rendering unit based on the evaluated metrics. The selected rendering mode may be the one of the rendering modes predicted to use less power and/or system bandwidth to render the graphics data of the current rendering unit. A rendering unit may comprise a set of frames, a frame, a portion of a frame, multiple render targets associated with a frame, a single render target associated with a frame, or a portion of a single render target.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of processing graphics data comprising: evaluating at least two metrics associated with rendering graphics data of one or more rendering units, wherein the metrics comprise an amount of graphics processing unit (GPU) bandwidth used during rendering of a previous rendering unit and one or more processing unit metrics collected during rendering of at least one of the previous rendering unit and a current rendering unit, and wherein evaluating th…
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- What does patent US8982136B2 cover?
- This disclosure describes techniques for automatically selecting a rendering mode for use by a graphics processing unit (GPU) to render graphics data for display. More specifically, the techniques include evaluating at least two metrics associated with rendering graphics data of one or more rendering units, and automatically selecting either an immediate rendering mode or a deferred rendering m…
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- Ribble Maurice, Sharp Colin, Leger Jeffrey, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06T1/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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