A programmable function in graphics cards that offers a programmer flexibility in rendering an image. The vertex shader is used to transform the attributes of vertices (points of a triangle) such as ...

One of the G80 GPU's main benefits is its full support for DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, and the other features inherent to Microsoft's upcoming API. In addition to the increased performance offered ...

In relative terms, the Vertex Shader has not changed a great deal. In fact, the only thing that is worth noting about the vertex shader engine is that there are more vertex shaders – a 33% increase ...

Today, we're going to be getting down and dirty with shader models. No, not Kate Moss or Naomi Campbell - shader models, Microsoft standards that define the capabilities of graphics platforms. How ...

In this first part of our deeper look at 3D game rendering, we'll be focusing entirely on the vertex stage of the process. This means dragging out our math textbooks, brushing up on a spot of linear ...

This article is part of the Electronics History series: The Graphics Chip Chronicles. ATI had been experimenting with the concepts of a unified shader for several years leading up to its acquisition ...