diff --git a/examples/multi_camera.rs b/examples/multi_camera.rs
index ff6b33da..450f855e 100644
--- a/examples/multi_camera.rs
+++ b/examples/multi_camera.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use bevy_inspector_egui::{bevy_egui::EguiPlugin, quick::WorldInspectorPlugin};
 use bevy_panorbit_camera::{PanOrbitCamera, PanOrbitCameraPlugin};
 
 use bevy_gaussian_splatting::{
-    CloudSettings, Gaussian3d, GaussianCamera, GaussianMode, GaussianSplattingPlugin,
+    CloudSettings, Gaussian3d, GaussianBounds, GaussianCamera, GaussianMode, GaussianSplattingPlugin,
     PlanarGaussian3d, PlanarGaussian3dHandle, SphericalHarmonicCoefficients,
     gaussian::f32::Rotation,
     utils::{GaussianSplattingViewer, setup_hooks},
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn setup_multi_camera(
         Transform::from_translation(Vec3::new(spacing, spacing, 0.0)),
         PlanarGaussian3dHandle(gaussian_assets.add(red_gaussians)),
         CloudSettings {
-            aabb: true,
+            bounds: GaussianBounds::Aabb,
             gaussian_mode: GaussianMode::Gaussian2d,
             ..default()
         },
diff --git a/src/gaussian/settings.rs b/src/gaussian/settings.rs
index d5d22d9a..6977c9b5 100644
--- a/src/gaussian/settings.rs
+++ b/src/gaussian/settings.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ pub enum PlaybackMode {
     Still,
 }
 
+#[derive(
+    Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Reflect, Serialize, Deserialize, ValueEnum,
+)]
+pub enum GaussianBounds {
+    Aabb,
+    #[default]
+    Obb,
+    Triangle,
+}
+
+impl GaussianBounds {
+    pub const fn vertex_count(self) -> u32 {
+        match self {
+            GaussianBounds::Triangle => 3,
+            GaussianBounds::Aabb | GaussianBounds::Obb => 4,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(
     Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Reflect, Serialize, Deserialize, ValueEnum,
 )]
@@ -51,7 +70,7 @@ pub enum RasterizeMode {
 #[reflect(Component)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct CloudSettings {
-    pub aabb: bool,
+    pub bounds: GaussianBounds,
     pub global_opacity: f32,
     pub global_scale: f32,
     pub opacity_adaptive_radius: bool,
@@ -71,7 +90,7 @@ pub struct CloudSettings {
 impl Default for CloudSettings {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            aabb: false,
+            bounds: GaussianBounds::default(),
             global_opacity: 1.0,
             global_scale: 1.0,
             opacity_adaptive_radius: true,
@@ -94,6 +113,7 @@ impl Default for CloudSettings {
 pub struct SettingsPlugin;
 impl Plugin for SettingsPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.register_type::<GaussianBounds>();
         app.register_type::<CloudSettings>();
 
         app.add_systems(Update, (playback_update,));
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0a1d716c..f26e3a61 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub use gaussian::{
         planar_3d::{Gaussian3d, PlanarGaussian3d, PlanarGaussian3dHandle, random_gaussians_3d},
         planar_4d::{Gaussian4d, PlanarGaussian4d, PlanarGaussian4dHandle, random_gaussians_4d},
     },
-    settings::{CloudSettings, GaussianMode, RasterizeMode},
+    settings::{CloudSettings, GaussianBounds, GaussianMode, RasterizeMode},
 };
 
 pub use io::scene::{GaussianScene, GaussianSceneHandle};
diff --git a/src/render/bindings.wgsl b/src/render/bindings.wgsl
index 481caf25..b1aa5849 100644
--- a/src/render/bindings.wgsl
+++ b/src/render/bindings.wgsl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct GaussianUniforms {
     global_scale: f32,
     count: u32,
     count_root_ceil: u32,
+    vertex_count: u32,
     time: f32,
     time_start: f32,
     time_stop: f32,
diff --git a/src/render/gaussian.wgsl b/src/render/gaussian.wgsl
index 1e80284d..1900c8a0 100644
--- a/src/render/gaussian.wgsl
+++ b/src/render/gaussian.wgsl
@@ -216,15 +216,28 @@ fn vs_points(
         return output;
     }
 
-    var quad_vertices = array<vec2<f32>, 4>(
-        vec2<f32>(-1.0, -1.0),
-        vec2<f32>(-1.0,  1.0),
-        vec2<f32>( 1.0, -1.0),
-        vec2<f32>( 1.0,  1.0),
-    );
+    #ifdef USE_TRIANGLE
+        let vertex_count: u32 = 3u;
+        let sqrt3 = sqrt(3.0);
+        var bounds_vertices = array<vec2<f32>, 3>(
+            vec2<f32>(0.0, 2.0),
+            vec2<f32>( sqrt3, -1.0),
+            vec2<f32>(-sqrt3, -1.0),
+        );
+    #else
+        let vertex_count: u32 = 4u;
+        var bounds_vertices = array<vec2<f32>, 4>(
+            vec2<f32>(-1.0, -1.0),
+            vec2<f32>(-1.0,  1.0),
+            vec2<f32>( 1.0, -1.0),
+            vec2<f32>( 1.0,  1.0),
+        );
+    #endif
+
+    let bounds_index = vertex_index % vertex_count;
+    let bounds_offset = bounds_vertices[bounds_index];
 
-    let quad_index = vertex_index % 4u;
-    let quad_offset = quad_vertices[quad_index];
+    let vertex_uv = bounds_offset;
 
     var opacity = get_opacity(splat_index);
 
@@ -248,7 +261,7 @@ fn vs_points(
 
     let bb = get_bounding_box_cov2d(
         surfel.extent,
-        quad_offset,
+        bounds_offset,
         cutoff,
     );
     output.radius = bb.zw;
@@ -292,7 +305,7 @@ fn vs_points(
 
     let bb = get_bounding_box_clip(
         gaussian_cov2d,
-        quad_offset,
+        bounds_offset,
         cutoff,
     );
 
@@ -307,6 +320,18 @@ fn vs_points(
         output.conic = conic;
         output.major_minor = bb.zw;
     #endif
+
+    #ifdef USE_TRIANGLE
+        let det = gaussian_cov2d.x * gaussian_cov2d.z - gaussian_cov2d.y * gaussian_cov2d.y;
+        let det_inv = 1.0 / det;
+        let conic = vec3<f32>(
+            gaussian_cov2d.z * det_inv,
+            -gaussian_cov2d.y * det_inv,
+            gaussian_cov2d.x * det_inv
+        );
+        output.conic = conic;
+        output.major_minor = bb.zw;
+    #endif
 #endif
 
     var rgb = vec3<f32>(0.0);
@@ -426,7 +451,7 @@ fn vs_points(
     }
 #endif
 
-    output.uv = quad_offset;
+    output.uv = vertex_uv;
     output.position = vec4<f32>(
         projected_position.xy + bb.xy,
         projected_position.zw,
@@ -437,35 +462,71 @@ fn vs_points(
 
 @fragment
 fn fs_main(input: GaussianVertexOutput) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
+    var power: f32 = 0.0;
+
 #ifdef USE_AABB
-#ifdef GAUSSIAN_2D
-    let radius = input.radius;
-    let mean_2d = input.mean_2d;
-    let aspect = vec2<f32>(
-        1.0,
-        view.viewport.z / view.viewport.w,
-    );
-    let pixel_coord = input.uv * radius * aspect + mean_2d;
-
-    let power = surfel_fragment_power(
-        mat3x3<f32>(
-            input.local_to_pixel_u,
-            input.local_to_pixel_v,
-            input.local_to_pixel_w,
-        ),
-        pixel_coord,
-        mean_2d,
-    );
-#else ifdef GAUSSIAN_3D
-    let d = -input.major_minor;
-    let conic = input.conic;
-    let power = -0.5 * (conic.x * d.x * d.x + conic.z * d.y * d.y) + conic.y * d.x * d.y;
-#else ifdef GAUSSIAN_4D
-    let d = -input.major_minor;
-    let conic = input.conic;
-    let power = -0.5 * (conic.x * d.x * d.x + conic.z * d.y * d.y) + conic.y * d.x * d.y;
+    #ifdef GAUSSIAN_2D
+        let radius = input.radius;
+        let mean_2d = input.mean_2d;
+        let aspect = vec2<f32>(
+            1.0,
+            view.viewport.z / view.viewport.w,
+        );
+        let pixel_coord = input.uv * radius * aspect + mean_2d;
+
+        power = surfel_fragment_power(
+            mat3x3<f32>(
+                input.local_to_pixel_u,
+                input.local_to_pixel_v,
+                input.local_to_pixel_w,
+            ),
+            pixel_coord,
+            mean_2d,
+        );
+    #else ifdef GAUSSIAN_3D
+        let d = -input.major_minor;
+        let conic = input.conic;
+        power = -0.5 * (conic.x * d.x * d.x + conic.z * d.y * d.y) + conic.y * d.x * d.y;
+    #else ifdef GAUSSIAN_4D
+        let d = -input.major_minor;
+        let conic = input.conic;
+        power = -0.5 * (conic.x * d.x * d.x + conic.z * d.y * d.y) + conic.y * d.x * d.y;
+    #endif
+
+    if (power > 0.0) {
+        discard;
+    }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_TRIANGLE
+    #ifdef GAUSSIAN_2D
+        let radius = input.radius;
+        let mean_2d = input.mean_2d;
+        let aspect = vec2<f32>(
+            1.0,
+            view.viewport.z / view.viewport.w,
+        );
+        let pixel_coord = input.uv * radius * aspect + mean_2d;
+
+        power = surfel_fragment_power(
+            mat3x3<f32>(
+                input.local_to_pixel_u,
+                input.local_to_pixel_v,
+                input.local_to_pixel_w,
+            ),
+            pixel_coord,
+            mean_2d,
+        );
+    #else ifdef GAUSSIAN_3D
+        let d = -input.major_minor;
+        let conic = input.conic;
+        power = -0.5 * (conic.x * d.x * d.x + conic.z * d.y * d.y) + conic.y * d.x * d.y;
+    #else ifdef GAUSSIAN_4D
+        let d = -input.major_minor;
+        let conic = input.conic;
+        power = -0.5 * (conic.x * d.x * d.x + conic.z * d.y * d.y) + conic.y * d.x * d.y;
+    #endif
+
     if (power > 0.0) {
         discard;
     }
@@ -476,7 +537,7 @@ fn fs_main(input: GaussianVertexOutput) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
     let sigma_squared = 2.0 * sigma * sigma;
     let distance_squared = dot(input.uv, input.uv);
 
-    let power = -distance_squared / sigma_squared;
+    power = -distance_squared / sigma_squared;
 
     if (distance_squared > 3.0 * 3.0) {
         discard;
@@ -484,14 +545,30 @@ fn fs_main(input: GaussianVertexOutput) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef VISUALIZE_BOUNDING_BOX
-    let uv = input.uv * 0.5 + 0.5;
-    let edge_width = 0.08;
-    if (
-        (uv.x < edge_width || uv.x > 1.0 - edge_width) ||
-        (uv.y < edge_width || uv.y > 1.0 - edge_width)
-    ) {
-        return vec4<f32>(0.3, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0);
-    }
+    #ifdef USE_TRIANGLE
+        let sqrt3 = sqrt(3.0);
+        let v0 = vec2<f32>(0.0, 2.0);
+        let v1 = vec2<f32>( sqrt3, -1.0);
+        let v2 = vec2<f32>(-sqrt3, -1.0);
+        let denom = (v1.y - v2.y) * (v0.x - v2.x) + (v2.x - v1.x) * (v0.y - v2.y);
+        let bary0 = ((v1.y - v2.y) * (input.uv.x - v2.x) + (v2.x - v1.x) * (input.uv.y - v2.y)) / denom;
+        let bary1 = ((v2.y - v0.y) * (input.uv.x - v2.x) + (v0.x - v2.x) * (input.uv.y - v2.y)) / denom;
+        let bary2 = 1.0 - bary0 - bary1;
+        let edge_width = 0.05;
+        let min_bary = min(min(bary0, bary1), bary2);
+        if (min_bary < edge_width) {
+            return vec4<f32>(0.3, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0);
+        }
+    #else
+        let uv = input.uv * 0.5 + 0.5;
+        let edge_width = 0.08;
+        if (
+            (uv.x < edge_width || uv.x > 1.0 - edge_width) ||
+            (uv.y < edge_width || uv.y > 1.0 - edge_width)
+        ) {
+            return vec4<f32>(0.3, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0);
+        }
+    #endif
 #endif
 
     let alpha = min(exp(power) * input.color.a, 0.999);
diff --git a/src/render/helpers.wgsl b/src/render/helpers.wgsl
index 0fb1fc20..18e84587 100644
--- a/src/render/helpers.wgsl
+++ b/src/render/helpers.wgsl
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ fn get_bounding_box_clip(
     );
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_TRIANGLE
+    let radius_px = cutoff * max(x_axis_length, y_axis_length);
+    let radius_ndc = vec2<f32>(
+        radius_px / view.viewport.z,
+        radius_px / view.viewport.w,
+    );
+    let vertex_px = direction * radius_px;
+    let ndc_vertex = direction * radius_ndc;
+
+    return vec4<f32>(
+        ndc_vertex,
+        vertex_px,
+    );
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_OBB
 
     let a = (cov2d.x - cov2d.z) * (cov2d.x - cov2d.z);
diff --git a/src/render/mod.rs b/src/render/mod.rs
index cfc49610..2f40c53e 100644
--- a/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use crate::{
     gaussian::{
         cloud::CloudVisibilityClass,
         interface::CommonCloud,
-        settings::{CloudSettings, DrawMode, GaussianMode, RasterizeMode},
+        settings::{CloudSettings, DrawMode, GaussianBounds, GaussianMode, RasterizeMode},
     },
     material::{
         spherical_harmonics::{HALF_SH_COEFF_COUNT, SH_COEFF_COUNT, SH_DEGREE, SH_VEC4_PLANES},
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ fn queue_gaussians<R: PlanarSync>(
             let msaa = msaa.cloned().unwrap_or_default();
 
             let key = CloudPipelineKey {
-                aabb: settings.aabb,
+                bounds: settings.bounds,
                 binary_gaussian_op: false,
                 opacity_adaptive_radius: settings.opacity_adaptive_radius,
                 visualize_bounding_box: settings.visualize_bounding_box,
@@ -714,12 +714,10 @@ pub fn shader_defs(key: CloudPipelineKey) -> Vec<ShaderDefVal> {
         ),
     ];
 
-    if key.aabb {
-        shader_defs.push("USE_AABB".into());
-    }
-
-    if !key.aabb {
-        shader_defs.push("USE_OBB".into());
+    match key.bounds {
+        GaussianBounds::Aabb => shader_defs.push("USE_AABB".into()),
+        GaussianBounds::Obb => shader_defs.push("USE_OBB".into()),
+        GaussianBounds::Triangle => shader_defs.push("USE_TRIANGLE".into()),
     }
 
     if key.binary_gaussian_op {
@@ -806,7 +804,7 @@ pub fn shader_defs(key: CloudPipelineKey) -> Vec<ShaderDefVal> {
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct CloudPipelineKey {
-    pub aabb: bool,
+    pub bounds: GaussianBounds,
     pub binary_gaussian_op: bool,
     pub visualize_bounding_box: bool,
     pub opacity_adaptive_radius: bool,
@@ -907,6 +905,7 @@ pub struct CloudUniform {
     pub global_scale: f32,
     pub count: u32,
     pub count_root_ceil: u32,
+    pub vertex_count: u32,
     pub time: f32,
     pub time_start: f32,
     pub time_stop: f32,
@@ -966,6 +965,7 @@ pub fn extract_gaussians<R: PlanarSync>(
             global_scale: settings.global_scale,
             count: cloud.len() as u32,
             count_root_ceil: (cloud.len() as f32).sqrt().ceil() as u32,
+            vertex_count: settings.bounds.vertex_count(),
             time: settings.time,
             time_start: settings.time_start,
             time_stop: settings.time_stop,
diff --git a/src/sort/radix.wgsl b/src/sort/radix.wgsl
index d15d2a29..439efaf7 100644
--- a/src/sort/radix.wgsl
+++ b/src/sort/radix.wgsl
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ fn radix_sort_a(
     @builtin(global_invocation_id) gl_GlobalInvocationID: vec3<u32>,
 ) {
     if (gl_LocalInvocationID.x == 0u && gl_LocalInvocationID.y == 0u && gl_GlobalInvocationID.x == 0u) {
-        draw_indirect.vertex_count = 4u;
+        let vertex_count = max(gaussian_uniforms.vertex_count, 3u);
+        draw_indirect.vertex_count = vertex_count;
         atomicStore(&draw_indirect.instance_count, gaussian_uniforms.count);
     }
     workgroupBarrier();
diff --git a/tools/compare_aabb_obb.rs b/tools/compare_aabb_obb.rs
index 0e08a623..00a416bb 100644
--- a/tools/compare_aabb_obb.rs
+++ b/tools/compare_aabb_obb.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bevy_interleave::prelude::Planar;
 use bevy_panorbit_camera::{PanOrbitCamera, PanOrbitCameraPlugin};
 
 use bevy_gaussian_splatting::{
-    CloudSettings, Gaussian3d, GaussianCamera, GaussianSplattingPlugin, PlanarGaussian3d,
+    CloudSettings, Gaussian3d, GaussianBounds, GaussianCamera, GaussianSplattingPlugin, PlanarGaussian3d,
     PlanarGaussian3dHandle, SphericalHarmonicCoefficients,
     utils::{GaussianSplattingViewer, setup_hooks},
 };
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn setup_aabb_obb_compare(
             blue_aabb_gaussian,
         ]))),
         CloudSettings {
-            aabb: true,
+            bounds: GaussianBounds::Aabb,
             visualize_bounding_box: true,
             ..default()
         },
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn setup_aabb_obb_compare(
             red_obb_gaussian,
         ]))),
         CloudSettings {
-            aabb: false,
+            bounds: GaussianBounds::Obb,
             visualize_bounding_box: true,
             ..default()
         },
diff --git a/tools/surfel_plane.rs b/tools/surfel_plane.rs
index 1cf89ce6..75819d45 100644
--- a/tools/surfel_plane.rs
+++ b/tools/surfel_plane.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bevy_interleave::prelude::Planar;
 use bevy_panorbit_camera::{PanOrbitCamera, PanOrbitCameraPlugin};
 
 use bevy_gaussian_splatting::{
-    CloudSettings, Gaussian3d, GaussianCamera, GaussianMode, GaussianSplattingPlugin,
+    CloudSettings, Gaussian3d, GaussianBounds, GaussianCamera, GaussianMode, GaussianSplattingPlugin,
     PlanarGaussian3d, PlanarGaussian3dHandle, SphericalHarmonicCoefficients,
     gaussian::f32::Rotation,
     utils::{GaussianSplattingViewer, setup_hooks},
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn setup_surfel_compare(
         PlanarGaussian3dHandle(cloud),
         CloudSettings {
             visualize_bounding_box,
-            aabb: true,
+            bounds: GaussianBounds::Aabb,
             gaussian_mode: GaussianMode::Gaussian2d,
             ..default()
         },