1. A method, comprising: receiving multi-sample pixel data; determining an encoding state associated with the multi-sample pixel data; providing data for one sample of a multi-sample pixel to a processing unit; providing the encoding state to the processing unit; processing the one sample of the multi-sample pixel by the processing unit to generate processed data for the one sample that represents processed multi-sample pixel data for all samples of the multi-sample pixel or two or more samples of the multi-sample pixel.