Display and Performance
Alpha-to-coverage gives cutout textures another route to smoother edges
Alpha-to-coverage uses multisample coverage to soften cutout edges such as foliage. Learn what it changes and why it is not ordinary transparency.
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Display and Performance
Frame pacing explains why a high average FPS can still feel uneven
Average FPS can hide uneven frame delivery. Learn what frame pacing reveals and how to compare settings without losing track of the test conditions.
PC Gaming Basics
Mesh shaders change how a game sends geometry to the GPU
Mesh shaders organise geometry in small groups called meshlets. Understand what changes in the graphics pipeline and what players should check.
Display and Performance
Foveated rendering spends detail where the headset expects you to look
Fixed and eye-tracked foveated rendering distribute detail differently in VR. Learn what the setting changes and how to judge it in an actual game.
Display and Performance
Dithered transparency builds a soft edge from a pattern of pixels
Speckled hair or fading objects can come from dithered transparency. Learn why temporal anti-aliasing can smooth the pattern and why motion may reveal it.
Display and Performance
A ray-traced image needs denoising as well as more rays
Real-time ray tracing uses limited samples, so denoising helps build the final image. Look for motion and fine detail when comparing graphics settings.