Graphical rendering using multiple graphics processors

Abstract

Aspects described herein are directed to leveraging multiple graphics processors, by a virtual GPU manager, to optimize the rendering of graphics in either a desktop or virtual desktop environment. The virtual GPU manager may enumerate all available physical GPUs, query performance variables including processing capacity of each of the available physical GPUs, and classify each of the physical GPUs based on the queried performance variables. Further, the virtual GPU manager may generate a logical GPU corresponding to one or more of the available physical GPUs. The virtual GPU manager may distribute graphics rendering requests across each of the plurality of available physical GPUs by way of the logical GPU.

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[0001] cross reference section [0002] This application claims priority to US Nonprovisional Application Serial No. 15 / 647,626, entitled "Graphics Rendering Using Multiple Graphics Processors," filed July 12, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] Aspects described herein relate generally to a logical framework for managing graphics processing units (GPUs). Specifically, one or more aspects of the present disclosure relate to utilizing multiple graphics processors through a virtual GPU manager to optimize graphics rendering in a desktop or virtual desktop environment. Background technique [0004] Visual rendering is a fundamental function of modern computing. However, existing methods and systems for rendering visual graphics are deficient due to inefficiencies in techniques involving GPU optimization and use. For example, current solutions for rendering graphics in desktop and / or virtual desktop environments use...

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Problems solved by technology

Underutilization of total available graphics processing power leads to a suboptimal situation where additional CPU cycles are spent processing data flow through the graphics processing pipeline

When performing heavy workloads, rendering operations will be serialized and the graphics processing pipeline may stall, resulting in reduced graphics performance and quality

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