Methods and graphics processing units for determining differential data for rays of a ray bundle

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18387171

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Graphics processing system configured to perform ray tracing. Rays are bundled together and processed together. When differential data is needed by a shader, the data of a true ray in the bundle can be used rather than processing separate tracker rays.

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  • IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

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Dwyer, Aaron San Francisco, US 14 74
Jones, James Kings Langley, GB 44 1112
Peterson, Luke T San Francisco, US 100 575

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