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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nintendo 3DS Azahar has just announced support for caching shaders to disk. Azahar has to translate 3DS vertex shaders so your GPU can use them, slowing down gameplay. By caching compiled shaders, ...