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US 2016/0078672 A1Published application
Deferred Coarse Pixel Shading
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRahul P. Sathe, Marco Salvi
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Abstract
A shading rate may be set by analyzing samples within a pixel. Then based on that analysis, a system determines whether to use coarse pixel, pixel or sample shading for a region of pixels. Based on the determined type of shading, the shading rate may be set.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- analyzing samples within a pixel;
- determining whether to use coarse pixel, pixel or sample shading for a region of pixels;
- and
- based on the determined type of shading, setting the shading rate.
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One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions executed by a processor to perform a sequence comprising:
- analyzing samples within a pixel;
- determining whether to use coarse pixel, pixel or sample shading for a region of pixels;
- and
- based on the determined type of shading, setting the shading rate.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor to analyze samples within a pixel, determine whether to use coarse pixel, pixel or sample shading for a region of pixels, and based on the determined type of shading, set the shading rate;
- and
- a storage coupled to said processor.
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