Patent ID: 11900500
Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. The computer system of claim 6, the method further comprising:
using the plurality of GPUs in collaboration to generate a Z-buffer for the image frame including the plurality of pieces of geometry during the Z pre-pass phase of rendering;
generating information during the Z pre-pass phase of rendering regarding the plurality of pieces of geometry of the image frame and their relations to a plurality of screen regions;
assigning the plurality of screen regions to the plurality of GPUs based on the information for the rendering of the image frame during the geometry pass phase of rendering;
rendering during the geometry pass phase of rendering, the plurality of pieces of geometry at each of the plurality of GPUs based on GPU to screen region assignments determined from the assigning the plurality of screen regions to the plurality of GPUs; and
reassigning a first piece of geometry initially assigned to the first GPU for rendering during the geometry pass phase of rendering to the second GPU.