USING A NESTED PIXEL MAP FOR CHART RENDERING OPTIMIZATION

Implementations generally relate to using a nested pixel map to optimize chart rendering in a graphical user interface. In some implementations, a method includes generating a first pixel map for a chart, wherein the first pixel map is a first data structure that includes a first group of first data elements, wherein each first data element corresponds to a pixel of a plurality of pixels used to render the chart. The method further includes generating at least one secondary pixel map for the chart. The method further includes determining one or more obscurity states of one or more markers of the chart based on one or more of the first pixel map and the at least one secondary pixel map. The method further includes rendering one or more of the markers in the chart based on the obscurity state of each of the one or more markers.