Abstract: A rendering optimisation identifies a draw call within a current render (which may be the first draw call in the render or a subsequent draw call in the render) and analyses a last shader in the series of shaders used by the draw call to determine whether the last shader samples from the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location. If this determination is positive, the method further recompiles the last shader to replace an instruction that reads data from one of the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location with an instruction that reads from the one or more buffers at coordinates stored in on-chip registers.

Abstract: A rendering optimisation identifies a draw call within a current render (which may be the first draw call in the render or a subsequent draw call in the render) and analyses a last shader in the series of shaders used by the draw call to determine whether the last shader samples from the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location. If this determination is positive, the method further recompiles the last shader to replace an instruction that reads data from one of the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location with an instruction that reads from the one or more buffers at coordinates stored in on-chip registers.

Abstract: Processing of commands at a graphics processor are controlled by receiving input data and generating a command for processing at the graphics processor from the input data, wherein the command will cause the graphics processor to write out at least one buffer of data to an external memory, and submitting the command to a queue for later processing at the graphics processor. Subsequent to submitting the command, but before the write to external memory has been completed, further input data is received and it is determined that the buffer of data does not need to be written to external memory. The graphics processor is then signalled to prevent at least a portion of the write to external memory from being performed for the command.

Abstract: A rendering optimisation identifies a draw call within a current render (which may be the first draw call in the render or a subsequent draw call in the render) and analyses a last shader in the series of shaders used by the draw call to determine whether the last shader samples from the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location. If this determination is positive, the method further recompiles the last shader to replace an instruction that reads data from one of the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location with an instruction that reads from the one or more buffers at coordinates stored in on-chip registers.

Abstract: Processing of commands at a graphics processor are controlled by receiving input data and generating a command for processing at the graphics processor from the input data, wherein the command will cause the graphics processor to write out at least one buffer of data to an external memory, and submitting the command to a queue for later processing at the graphics processor. Subsequent to submitting the command, but before the write to external memory has been completed, further input data is received and it is determined that the buffer of data does not need to be written to external memory. The graphics processor is then signalled to prevent at least a portion of the write to external memory from being performed for the command.

Abstract: A rendering optimisation identifies a draw call within a current render (which may be the first draw call in the render or a subsequent draw call in the render) and analyses a last shader in the series of shaders used by the draw call to determine whether the last shader samples from the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location. If this determination is positive, the method further recompiles the last shader to replace an instruction that reads data from one of the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location with an instruction that reads from the one or more buffers at coordinates stored in on-chip registers.

Abstract: A rendering optimisation identifies a draw call within a current render (which may be the first draw call in the render or a subsequent draw call in the render) and analyses a last shader in the series of shaders used by the draw call to determine whether the last shader samples from the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location. If this determination is positive, the method further recompiles the last shader to replace an instruction that reads data from one of the one or more buffers at coordinates matching a current fragment location with an instruction that reads from the one or more buffers at coordinates stored in on-chip registers.

Abstract: Processing of commands at a graphics processor are controlled by receiving input data and generating a command for processing at the graphics processor from the input data, wherein the command will cause the graphics processor to write out at least one buffer of data to an external memory, and submitting the command to a queue for later processing at the graphics processor. Subsequent to submitting the command, but before the write to external memory has been completed, further input data is received and it is determined that the buffer of data does not need to be written to external memory. The graphics processor is then signalled to prevent at least a portion of the write to external memory from being performed for the command.

Abstract: Processing of commands at a graphics processor are controlled by receiving input data and generating a command for processing at the graphics processor from the input data, wherein the command will cause the graphics processor to write out at least one buffer of data to an external memory, and submitting the command to a queue for later processing at the graphics processor. Subsequent to submitting the command, but before the write to external memory has been completed, further input data is received and it is determined that the buffer of data does not need to be written to external memory. The graphics processor is then signalled to prevent at least a portion of the write to external memory from being performed for the command.

Abstract: Processing of commands at a graphics processor are controlled by receiving input data and generating a command for processing at the graphics processor from the input data, wherein the command will cause the graphics processor to write out at least one buffer of data to an external memory, and submitting the command to a queue for later processing at the graphics processor. Subsequent to submitting the command, but before the write to external memory has been completed, further input data is received and it is determined that the buffer of data does not need to be written to external memory. The graphics processor is then signalled to prevent at least a portion of the write to external memory from being performed for the command.