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What Rendering API Does Unity Use? In this informative video, we’ll take a closer look at the rendering APIs utilized in Unity. Understanding these APIs is e...
Unity supports DirectX, Metal, OpenGL, and Vulkan graphics APIs, depending on the availability of the API on a particular platform. Unity uses a built-in set of graphics APIs, or the graphics APIs that you select in the Editor.
The graphics APIs per platform are by default set to be chosen automatically by Unity when the game is launched. To change this, the user must manually override this default setting by selecting their desired Graphics APIs in Player Settings, per platform.
At the heart of Unity’s graphical capabilities lies the Unity Graphics API, a crucial component that allows developers to manipulate and control the rendering pipeline.
When you enable Auto Graphics API for a platform (Windows/Mac/Linux), the Player build includes a set of built-in graphics APIs and uses the appropriate one at runtime to produce a best case scenario.
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Use this class to access the renderer of any object, mesh or Particle System. Renderers can be disabled to make objects invisible (see enabled), and the materials can be accessed and modified through them (see material). Additional resources: Renderer components for meshes, particles, lines and trails.
What rendering API is unity using? DirectX, OpenGL or something else? Best Regards. On Mac it uses OpenGL because there is no DirectX. On Windows it defaults to DirectX and if not supported falls back to OpenGL, I believe. On iOs it uses OpenGLES?
See in Glossary, the Universal Render Pipeline (URP), and the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). It also contains suggested alternatives for certain features.
Manage rendering settings and the configuration and compatibility of features with devices, by integrating them into Build profiles to easily switch rendering configurations between target platforms.