| 摘要 |
A technique for caching coverage information for edges that are shared between adjacent graphics primitives may reduce the number of times a shared edge is rasterized. Consequently, power consumed during rasterization may be reduced. During rasterization of a first graphics primitive coverage information is generated that (1) indicates cells within a sampling grid that are entirely outside an edge of the first graphics primitive and (2) indicates cells within the sampling grid that are intersected by the edge and are only partially covered by the first graphics primitive. The coverage information for the edge is stored in a cache. When a second graphics primitive is rasterized that shares the edge with the first graphics primitive, the coverage information is read from the cache instead of being recomputed. |
