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z: za+zb/z w: (z-zn)/(zf-zn) log: log(z/zn)/log(zf/zn) log: log(C*z + 1)/log(C*zf + 1) C z as k-bit float e.(k-e) w as k-bit float e.(k-e) reverse z as k-bit float e.(k-e) reverse z, fixed point zn zf k (depth buffer bits) e (floating-point exponent bits) permalink reset x-axis is view-space z (log scale), y-axis is relative imprecision. "Relative imprecision" at a particular z value means how far apart (in view space) the neighboring discrete depth values are, divided by view space z. Note on floats: I'm simulating a perfectly optimized float format for depth buffers -- no sign bit, and mapping the full value range exactly onto [0,2^k-1]. I think real-world IEEE floats will be about 2 bits worse. (Editorial) The smaller the relative imprecision, the better. Anything above around 1e-3 is ripe for z-fighting. Anything below 1e-6 is very good. See also log_depth_buffer.txt |