Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for generating a rendering output using a hybrid stochastic layered alpha blending technique. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the method may include receiving a plurality of fragments for rendering into a composited output. The method may further include storing a set of fragments of the plurality of fragments for each pixel in a fragment buffer up to a per pixel fragment buffer limit. For each received fragment of the plurality of fragments in excess of the fragment buffer limit for the fragment buffer, a modified set of fragments is generated by probabilistically replacing a selected fragment in the fragment buffer with the received fragment. The resulting fragments in the fragment buffer after processing the plurality of fragments is a blending set of fragments. A composited output for the pixel is then rendered by blending the blending set of fragments.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for generating a rendering output using a hybrid stochastic layered alpha blending technique. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the method may include receiving a plurality of fragments for rendering into a composited output. The method may further include storing a set of fragments of the plurality of fragments for each pixel in a fragment buffer up to a per pixel fragment buffer limit. For each received fragment of the plurality of fragments in excess of the fragment buffer limit for the fragment buffer, a modified set of fragments is generated by probabilistically replacing a selected fragment in the fragment buffer with the received fragment. The resulting fragments in the fragment buffer after processing the plurality of fragments is a blending set of fragments. A composited output for the pixel is then rendered by blending the blending set of fragments.