# Graphics > Raw interface to Unity's drawing functions. ## Definition * **Type:** Class * **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine.md) * **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule ```csharp public class Graphics ``` ## Remarks This is the high-level shortcut into the optimized mesh drawing functionality of Unity. ## Static Properties | Property | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [activeColorBuffer](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/activecolorbuffer.md) | Currently active color buffer (Read Only). | | [activeColorGamut](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/activecolorgamut.md) | Returns the currently active color gamut. | | [activeDepthBuffer](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/activedepthbuffer.md) | Currently active depth/stencil buffer (Read Only). | | [activeTier](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/activetier.md) | The [GraphicsTier](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/graphicstier.md) for the current device. | | [minOpenGLESVersion](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/minopenglesversion.md) | The minimum OpenGL ES version. The value is specified in [PlayerSettings](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/playersettings.md). | | [preserveFramebufferAlpha](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/preserveframebufferalpha.md) | True when rendering over native UI is enabled in Player Settings (readonly). | ## Static Methods | Method | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Blit](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/blit.md) | Uses a shader to copy the pixel data from a texture into a render target. | | [BlitMultiTap](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/blitmultitap.md) | Copies source texture into destination, for multi-tap shader. | | [ClearRandomWriteTargets](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/clearrandomwritetargets.md) | Unset random write targets for [Shader Model 4.5](/engine/6000.6/manual/materials-and-shaders/shaders/writing-custom/shader-writing/writing-shader-tags/sl-shader-compile-targets.md) level pixel shaders. | | [ConvertTexture](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/converttexture.md) | Copies the pixel data from one texture, converts the data into a different format, and copies it into another texture. | | [CopyBuffer](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/copybuffer.md) | Copies the contents of one [GraphicsBuffer](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphicsbuffer.md) into another. | | [CopyTexture](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/copytexture.md) | Copies pixel data from one texture to another. | | [CreateAsyncGraphicsFence](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/createasyncgraphicsfence.md) | Shortcut for calling [Graphics.CreateGraphicsFence](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/creategraphicsfence.md) with [GraphicsFenceType.AsyncQueueSynchronisation](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/graphicsfencetype/asyncqueuesynchronisation.md) as the first parameter. | | [CreateGraphicsFence](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/creategraphicsfence.md) | Creates a [GraphicsFence](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/graphicsfence.md). | | [DrawMesh](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawmesh.md) | Draw a mesh. | | [DrawMeshInstanced](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawmeshinstanced.md) | Draws the same mesh multiple times using GPU instancing. | | [DrawMeshInstancedIndirect](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawmeshinstancedindirect.md) | This function is now obsolete. Use [Graphics.RenderMeshIndirect](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendermeshindirect.md) instead. Draws the same mesh multiple times using GPU instancing. | | [DrawMeshInstancedProcedural](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawmeshinstancedprocedural.md) | This function is now obsolete. Use [Graphics.RenderMeshPrimitives](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendermeshprimitives.md) instead. Draws the same mesh multiple times using GPU instancing. | | [DrawMeshNow](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawmeshnow.md) | Draw a mesh immediately. | | [DrawProcedural](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawprocedural.md) | This function is now obsolete. For non-indexed rendering, use instead. For indexed rendering, use [Graphics.RenderPrimitivesIndexed](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/renderprimitivesindexed.md). Draws procedural geometry on the GPU. | | [DrawProceduralIndirect](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawproceduralindirect.md) | Draws procedural geometry on the GPU. | | [DrawProceduralIndirectNow](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawproceduralindirectnow.md) | Draws procedural geometry on the GPU. | | [DrawProceduralNow](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawproceduralnow.md) | Draws procedural geometry on the GPU. | | [DrawTexture](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/drawtexture.md) | Draw a texture in screen coordinates. | | [ExecuteCommandBuffer](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/executecommandbuffer.md) | Execute a command buffer. | | [ExecuteCommandBufferAsync](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/executecommandbufferasync.md) | Executes a command buffer on an async compute queue with the queue selected based on the [ComputeQueueType](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/computequeuetype.md) parameter passed. | | [RenderMesh](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendermesh.md) | Renders a mesh with given rendering parameters. | | [RenderMeshIndirect](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendermeshindirect.md) | Renders multiple instances of a mesh using GPU instancing and rendering command arguments from `argsBuffer`. | | [RenderMeshInstanced](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendermeshinstanced.md) | Renders multiple instances of a mesh using GPU instancing. | | [RenderMeshPrimitives](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendermeshprimitives.md) | Renders multiple instances of a Mesh using GPU instancing and a custom shader. | | [RenderPrimitives](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/renderprimitives.md) | Renders non-indexed primitives with GPU instancing and a custom shader. | | [RenderPrimitivesIndexed](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/renderprimitivesindexed.md) | Renders indexed primitives with GPU instancing and a custom shader. | | [RenderPrimitivesIndexedIndirect](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/renderprimitivesindexedindirect.md) | Renders indexed primitives with GPU instancing and a custom shader with rendering command arguments from `commandBuffer`. | | [RenderPrimitivesIndirect](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/renderprimitivesindirect.md) | Renders primitives with GPU instancing and a custom shader using rendering command arguments from `argsBuffer`. | | [RenderSprite](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/rendersprite.md) | Renders a sprite with the provided rendering parameters and sprite parameters. | | [RenderSpriteInstanced](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/renderspriteinstanced.md) | Renders multiple instances of a sprite using GPU instancing. | | [SetRandomWriteTarget](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/setrandomwritetarget.md) | Set random write target for [Shader Model 4.5](/engine/6000.6/manual/materials-and-shaders/shaders/writing-custom/shader-writing/writing-shader-tags/sl-shader-compile-targets.md) level pixel shaders. | | [SetRenderTarget](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/setrendertarget.md) | Sets current render target. | | [WaitOnAsyncGraphicsFence](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/graphics/waitonasyncgraphicsfence.md) | Instructs the GPU to pause processing of the queue until it passes through the [GraphicsFence](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/graphicsfence.md) fence. |