Meanings
nounG-buffer (plural G-buffers)
plural G-buffers
- computer graphicsA screen space representation of geometry and material information, generated by an intermediate rendering pass in deferred shading rendering pipelines.
Origin
The G stands for geometry.
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G-buffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/G-buffer
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