A graphics data processing method and apparatus are disclosed. The graphics data processing method includes determining a guard band region having a distance range which is predetermined in a viewing direction from a position of a virtual camera, outside a virtualization region representing regions of objects able to be displayed on a screen among a plurality of objects included in graphics data. The method further includes acquiring position information of each of the plurality of objects, determining a region where at least one object among the plurality of objects is located, based on the acquired position information, and performing at least one of clipping and culling on data of the at least one object, based on the determined region.