FAST INCREMENTAL COMMON CONSTANTS
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- QUALCOMM INC
- Filing Date
- 2021-09-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-06
AI Technical Summary
Existing graphics processing unit (GPU) operations based on non-incremental constants result in significant overhead due to the need to copy the entire constant buffer for minor changes, impacting pipeline efficiency and performance.
Implementing shared constants that are configured to appear as context registers, allowing incremental loading and mapping to the constant memory, with a shader preamble executed before each draw call to copy shared constants on an as-needed basis, reducing the need for full buffer copies.
This approach enhances GPU performance by allowing rapid and incremental changes to constant data between draw calls, minimizing overhead and maintaining pipeline efficiency.