Recently most of 3D graphics rendering Processors have the pixel cache storing depth data and color data to reduce the memory latency and the bandwidth requirement. In this paper, we propose the effective pixel cache for improving the performance of a rendering processor. The proposed cache system stores the depth data selectively based on the result of Z-test and the color data are stored into the auxiliary buffer. Simulation results show that the 16Kbyte proposed cache system provides better performance than the 32Kbyte conventional cache.