Patent ID: 8436851

Claim:
A system for rendering three-dimensional graphics comprising: a host capable of executing an application program that calls for the rendering of at least three-dimensional graphics in an application window; logic associated with the host for apportioning content between a plurality of render nodes, the content defining a three-dimensional graphics window to be rendered; the plurality of render nodes configured to collectively render the three-dimensional graphics window in response to the content supplied by the host; logic associated with at least one of the plurality of render nodes for configuring the at least one render node to be capable of rendering only a portion of the three-dimensional graphics window based only on apportioned content that the at least one render node receives from the host, wherein the apportioned content is devoid of image frame data that corresponds to portions of the image that are to be rendered by the other render nodes; and a compositor configured to receive outputs from the host and each of the plurality of render nodes, the compositor configured to generate a composite output signal for a display from the received outputs; where the logic associated with the host is further configured to communicate reconfiguration information to the plurality of render nodes, in response to detection of a configuration change of the three-dimensional graphics window, without communicating apportioned content.