Hardware requirements for the Built-in Render Pipeline
Learn about general hardware requirements for the Built-In Render Pipeline, and requirements for realtime shadows, post-processing effects, and higher shader models.
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Summary
| Win/Mac/Linux | iOS/Android | Consoles | ||
| Forward rendering | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vertex Lit rendering | Yes | Yes | - | |
| Realtime Shadows | GPU support | GPU support | Yes | |
| Image Effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Programmable Shaders | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Fixed Function Shaders | Yes | Yes | - |
Realtime Shadows
Realtime Shadows work on most PC, console & mobile platforms. On Windows (Direct3D), the GPU also needs to support shadow mapping features; most discrete GPUs support that since 2003 and most integrated GPUs support that since 2007. Technically, on Direct3D 10, the GPU should support D16/D24X8 or DF16/DF24 texture formats; and on OpenGL it should support the extension.
GL_ARB_depth_texturePost-processing Effects
Post-processing effects require render-to-texture functionality, which is generally supported on anything made in this millenium.
Shaders
You can write programmable or fixed function shaders. Programmable shaders are supported everywhere, and default to Shader Model 2.0 (desktop) and OpenGL ES 3.0. (mobile). You can target higher shader models if you want to add more functionality. Fixed function is supported everywhere except consoles.
Note
Shader Graph doesn't support XR in the Built-in Render Pipeline.