[ GLOSSARY DEFINITION ]
Gaming
ROPs
GPU units that write finished pixels to the frame buffer; more ROPs help high resolutions.
Also known as:
Render Output Units
Raster Operations Pipelines
Full Definition & Technical Explanation
ROPs (render output units) handle final pixel rasterization and anti-aliasing writes. See Render Output Units (ROPs): 40 in GPU specs.
More ROPs improve fill-rate-bound scenes. They work with shading units and TMUs to define a GPU's character.
Related Technical Terms
Fill Rate
How many pixels/textures a GPU can draw per second; influences resolution performance.
Gaming
GPU
Specialized chip for rendering, gaming, and image processing — key to gaming scores.
Performance
Shading Units
The parallel processors inside a GPU that do the math for each pixel; more = more GPU power.
Gaming
TMUs
GPU units that apply textures to 3D surfaces; more TMUs improve textured rendering.
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