Materials and shaders
Prebuilt materials and shaders
Prebuilt shaders in the Built-In Render Pipeline
Particle shaders in the Built-In Render Pipeline
Particle System optimization in the Built-In Render Pipeline

Define custom data formats for particles in the Built-In Render Pipeline

Apply GPU instancing for a Particle System in the Built-In Render Pipeline

Particle System optimization in the Built-In Render Pipeline

Resources for using GPU instancing to improve the performance of your particle systems.

Property	Function
Apply GPU instancing for a Particle System	Activate and apply GPU instancing, which renders MeshThe main graphics primitive of Unity. Meshes make up a large part of your 3D worlds. Unity supports triangulated or Quadrangulated polygon meshes. Nurbs, Nurms, Subdiv surfaces must be converted to polygons. More info See in Glossary particles instead of billboardA textured 2D object that rotates so that it always faces the Camera. More info See in Glossary particles to improve performance.
Example of Particle System GPU Instancing in a Surface Shader	View an example script for applying GPU instancing to a Surface Shader.
Example of Particle System GPU Instancing in a Custom Shader	View an example script for applying GPU instancing to a Custom Shader.
Example of Particle system GPU Instancing with custom vertex streams	View an example script for applying GPU instancing with custom vertex streams.

Define custom data formats for particles in the Built-In Render Pipeline

Apply GPU instancing for a Particle System in the Built-In Render Pipeline