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How does GPU handle texture and VRAM?
It's actually a bunch of inter-related questions:
Are compressed textures (dxt5/dxt1 etc.) ever completely decompressed while going through rendering pipeline?
If the answer to the first question is ...
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CPU - GPU memory data flow [closed]
I'm a newbie graphics programmer and I've been wondering recently - how does model data (meshes and materials) flow from application (CPU memory) to graphics card (GPU memory?)? Say I have a static ...
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Why do mesh classes still contain vertex arrays if VBO's exist?
I find I'm a bit confused about the practical use of resource management in combination with memory not tied to the CPU. Correct resource management is often recommended in game tutorials, books and ...
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