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Creating custom shaders that support GPU instancing in the Built-In Render Pipeline
Add per-instance properties to GPU instancing shaders in the Built-In Render Pipeline

GPU Instancing in the Built-In Render Pipeline

This section contains information on how to add GPU instancing support to a custom Unity shader. It first explains the shader keywords, variables, and functions custom Unity shaders require to support GPU instancing. Then it includes examples of how to add per-instance data to both surface shaders and vertex/fragment shaders.

Render pipeline compatibility

Feature Universal Render Pipeline (URP) High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) Custom Scriptable Render Pipeline (SRP) Built-in Render Pipeline
Custom GPU instanced shaders No No No Yes

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Creating custom shaders that support GPU instancing in the Built-In Render Pipeline
Add per-instance properties to GPU instancing shaders in the Built-In Render Pipeline
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