Focus graphics work where it matters
Variable Rate Shading reduces detail in selected areas to save rendering work.
Unity 6.1
Optimize Renderer Features with Variable Rate Shading in Unity 6.1 Update releaseSuperseded
What changed
Unity feature: Variable Rate Shading
Variable Rate Shading lets rendering use different shading rates across an image. Selected areas can use fewer pixel-shader evaluations when full detail is unnecessary.
Use it
- Check the device’s Variable Rate Shading capabilities through ShadingRateInfo.
- Use the renderer-feature example to supply a shading-rate image for the regions you want to reduce.
Requirements and limits
- Requires compatible hardware and graphics API support. The API reports per-draw capability, but Unity does not support that mode in this version.