# Compressing mesh data for optimization

> How to compress mesh data to reduce its size, which can improve performance.

Techniques and strategies for compressing mesh data in Unity to reduce its size, which can improve performance.

| **Topic**                                                                                                                                                            | **Description**                                                                                              |
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| [Types of mesh data compression](/engine/6000.3/manual/analysis/graphics-performance-profiling/compressing-mesh-data-optimization/types-of-mesh-data-compression.md) | Understand the difference between mesh compression and vertex compression, and their impact on your project. |
| [Configure vertex compression](/engine/6000.3/manual/analysis/graphics-performance-profiling/compressing-mesh-data-optimization/configure-vertex-compression.md)     | Configure the precision of data formats in all meshes, to impact reduces the size of mesh data in memory.    |
| [Configure mesh compression](/engine/6000.3/manual/analysis/graphics-performance-profiling/compressing-mesh-data-optimization/configure-mesh-compression.md)         | Compress the data of individual meshes, to impact file size.                                                 |