SmartShader™ is ATI's patented shader technology, providing custom transform and lighting effects for vertex shaders, allowing for finer control over the shape and position of 3D objects, as well as pixel shader effects that produce more accurate simulations of natural properties such as hair, metal, glass, and water in a real-time rendering environment. Important visual cues such as reflections, highlights, and shadows from multiple light sources can be rendered more speedily and accurately. It also increases the number of graphical effects that can be created, increasing overall performance while conserving memory bandwidth.
