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Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Overdraw optimization In cases where the GPU is pixel-bound, a common cause is overdraw, where pixels are shaded multiple times in a frame. This increases the likelihood of multiple passes being applied to the same pixel, taxing the GPU even more. In some cases, Solid Angle Culling reduced ARTAS processing time by 60%.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Culling Pixel Render

Best Practices for Using NVIDIA RTX Ray Tracing (Updated)

Nvidia

JULY 25, 2022

It can be directly in the AS build calls or in some related task like the culling of the objects. Cull instances for TLAS. Instead, cull instances depending on the situation. For example, consider culling based on an expanded camera frustum. Use face culling only when required for correctness.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Shaders Culling Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 24, 2020

Editor: Fix import of AtlasTextures with semi-transparent pixels ( GH-35363 ). Rendering: Fix shadow culling with orthogonal camera and wrong VIEWPORT_SIZE shader builtin ( GH-35406 ). Notable changes since RC 2: Android: Virtual keyboard now respects LineEdit max length ( GH-35438 ). Core/Editor: Various memory leaks fixed.

Bug

Bug Culling Build Pixel

Full Unity 2D Game Tutorial 2019 – Making Mini Map Mask

Game Development

JANUARY 23, 2019

Then set the pixels per unit to 64 and click apply to update the sprites. Finally we update the culling mask and remove the default layer by clicking on it. We could use a mask to render that rectangle as a circle by using an image of a circle surrounded by transparent pixels and applying it as a mask to our mini map texture.

Texture

Texture Render Alpha Editing

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin and Reflex Now Available for Unreal Engine

Nvidia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin for UE4 DLSS is a deep learning super resolution network that boosts frame rates by rendering fewer pixels and then using AI to construct sharp, higher resolution images. The NVIDIA RTX UE4 4.25 branches have also received updates. Updates to NVIDIA RTX UE 4.25 The new NVIDIA UE 4.25 and UE4.26.1,

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Engineering Engine Technology

Unlocking GPU Intrinsics in HLSL

Nvidia

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For example, a shader can use warp shuffle instructions to exchange data between threads in a warp without going through shared memory, which is especially valuable in pixel shaders where there is no shared memory. For example, warp shuffle can be used to optimize memory access in algorithms like light culling. x, u1 mov r3.yz,

Shaders

Shaders Ray Tracing Pixel Mechanics

Setting the Mood: Exploring Lighting and Mood in Game Art

iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Faster but less realistic, it determines colors based on how much of each pixel is covered by light. Optimize your lighting by using techniques like Levels of Detail (LODs) and culling. It’s more than just pixels and shapes; it’s a silent storyteller and the key to making games immersive. Rasterization.

Art

Art Games Texture Culling

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Rendering: Portal occlusion culling. Portal occlusion culling. Up till now a significant missing feature in the renderer has been the ability to cull (prevent rendering) objects that are within the camera view, but occluded by another object (for instance a wall). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Improve Culling: Portals (rewrite as polygon-based) and Rooms. Atlas cells are assigned according to their size in pixels on the screen (e.g. TODO for Milestone #3 (December 2016). Implement the new version of the Godot SVO-based Light Baker. Implement Particle Shaders, with support for: Sorting, Collision and Soft Particles.

Render

Render Simulation Texture Engine

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rendering: Various fixes to light culling ( GH-46694 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

Core: Fixed false positives in the culling system ( GH-37863 ). Windows: Per-pixel transparency no longer lets mouse events pass-through ( GH-39914. C#: Fix exported values not updated in the remote inspector ( GH-38940. Core: Ensure COWData does not always reallocate on resize ( GH-37373 ). Core: Fix dangling Variants ( GH-38119 ).

Debug

Debug Point and Click Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Physics: Fix 2D and 3D moving platform logic ( GH-50166 , GH-51458 ). In-depth documentation is available.

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Physics: Various fixes to 2D and 3D KinematicBody move_and_slide and move_and_collide ( GH-50495 ). In-depth documentation is available.

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Physics: Various fixes to 2D and 3D KinematicBody move_and_slide and move_and_collide ( GH-50495 ). In-depth documentation is available.

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Godot 3's renderer design explained

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Godot uses a very correct raymatching approach for this, using Bresenham to draw lines and not process redundant pixels. The image is converted to luminance and shrunk by sizes of 3x3 until it's a single pixel. Screen space reflection is performed at half-resolution and stored at a half-resolution buffer. which looks really bad.

Render

Render Shaders Texture Engine

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Physics: Various fixes to 2D and 3D KinematicBody move_and_slide and move_and_collide ( GH-50495 ). In-depth documentation is available.

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Physics: Various fixes to 2D and 3D KinematicBody move_and_slide and move_and_collide ( GH-50495 ). In-depth documentation is available.

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

Web editor running the "Ninja Adventure" demo from the eponymous CC0 asset pack by Pixel-Boy and AAA. Various light culling fixes. "2D Pixel" preset for textures), but until there was no easy way to configure all presets easily in a unified interface. Search "rendering" in the changelog.

Collision

Collision Lightmap Baking Render

Game Developers Network

Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

Best Practices for Using NVIDIA RTX Ray Tracing (Updated)

Trending Sources

Release candidate: Godot 3.2 RC 3

Full Unity 2D Game Tutorial 2019 – Making Mini Map Mask

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin and Reflex Now Available for Unreal Engine

Unlocking GPU Intrinsics in HLSL

Setting the Mood: Exploring Lighting and Mood in Game Art

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Godot 3's renderer design explained

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

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