The AMD DGF SDK is fully open-source. The source code is self-contained and can be downloaded and built directly.

This release adds the following features:

• Introduced DGF SuperCompression, a technology for making DGF geometry smaller and more portable.
• Added a sample application demonstrating how to combine MeshOptimizer clustering with the DGF compression pipeline.
• Added optional internal multi-threading for faster processing of large meshes.
• Added optional post-quantization vertex welding.
• Various bug fixes and performance enhancements.

AMD DGF: An Open Geometry Compression Standard

AMD is partnering with Samsung on a multivendor Vulkan extension for Dense Geometry Format (DGF) to help enable dramatically smaller geometry, reduced memory/latency for ray-traced real‑time 3D, and easier engine integration.

Introducing AMD DGF SuperCompression

AMD DGF SuperCompression (DGFS) cuts DGF geometry file sizes while preserving exact block reconstruction and enabling fast decode to either DGF blocks or conventional meshlets for cross-device deployment.

Features

• Reference pipeline for geometry clustering and DGF compression.
• Reference code for CPU and GPU decompression of DGF data.
• Documentation of DGF block format.
• Sample command-line encoder and viewer application.

Benefits

Dense Geometry Compression Format (DGF) is a hardware-friendly geometry compression format which will be directly supported by future GPU Architectures. The DGF SDK provides a reference encoding pipeline and HLSL code for shader-based decompression, features permissive open-source licensing, and is available to all for evaluation and engine integration.

For more information please refer to our blog post or the technical paper, or watch the video below.

• The High-Performance Graphics (HPG) conference YouTube channel also hosts a video of the DGF presentation we made at HPG in July 2024.

Requirements

Footnotes and disclaimers

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Khronos and Vulkan are registered trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc.