APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-UNIFORM FRAME BUFFER RASTERIZATION
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a graphics processor to process graphics data and render images using the graphics data; and
a non-uniform rasterizer within the graphics processor to determine different resolutions to be used for different regions of an image, the non-uniform rasterizer to receive a plurality of polygons to be rasterized and to responsively rasterize the polygons in accordance with the different resolutions.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for a non-uniform rasterizer. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a graphics processor to process graphics data and render images using the graphics data; and a non-uniform rasterizer within the graphics processor to determine different resolutions to be used for different regions of an image, the non-uniform rasterizer to receive a plurality of polygons to be rasterized and to responsively rasterize the polygons in accordance with the different resolutions.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a graphics processor to process graphics data and render images using the graphics data; and a non-uniform rasterizer within the graphics processor to determine different resolutions to be used for different regions of an image, the non-uniform rasterizer to receive a plurality of polygons to be rasterized and to responsively rasterize the polygons in accordance with the different resolutions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 29, 30)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving triangles or other polygons for an image to be rendered; reading layout bits defining a non-uniform rasterization for the image; and performing a non-uniform rasterization of the image in accordance with the layout bits. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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