# Using the Built-In Render Pipeline

> Use the default render pipeline, a general purpose render pipeline with limited options for customization.


**A scene from Adam, a short film created with the Built-In Render Pipeline. A robot studies its hand and arm.:**
![](/api/media?file=/engine/6000.0/media/images/adam.jpg)

Unity's Built-in Render Pipeline is Unity's older render pipeline. It's not based on the Scriptable Render Pipeline, but you can configure it by choosing between different [rendering paths](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/built-in-render-pipeline/built-in-rendering-paths/rendering-paths.md), and extend its functionality with [command buffers](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/built-in-render-pipeline/graphics-command-buffers/buffers.md) and [callbacks](/engine/6000.0/manual/scripting/managing-update-order/execution-order.md).

| **Page**                                                                                                                           | **Description**                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Hardware requirements](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/built-in-render-pipeline/render-tech-hardware-requirements.md)      | Learn about general hardware requirements for the Built-In Render Pipeline, and requirements for realtime shadows, post-processing effects, and higher shader models. |
| [Graphics quality settings](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/built-in-render-pipeline/built-in-graphics-quality-settings.md) | Resources for understanding and configuring graphics tiers in the Built-In Render Pipeline.                                                                           |
| [Rendering paths](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/built-in-render-pipeline/built-in-rendering-paths.md)                     | Resources for choosing between the Forward, Deferred and Legacy Vertex Lit rendering paths in the Built-In Render Pipeline.                                           |
| [Custom rendering](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/built-in-render-pipeline/graphics-command-buffers.md)                    | Resources for using the `CommandBuffer` API to schedule and execute rendering commands at various points in the Built-In Render Pipeline.                             |

## Additional resources

* [Render pipelines](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines.md)
* [Choosing a render pipeline](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/choose-a-render-pipeline.md)
* [Upgrade to URP from the Built-In Render Pipeline](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/universal-render-pipeline/introduction/installing-and-configuring-urp/upgrading-from-birp.md)
* [Graphics quality settings in URP](/engine/6000.0/manual/render-pipelines/universal-render-pipeline/urp-quality-settings.md)