Version: Unity 6.6 Alpha (6000.6)
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Metal requirements and compatibility

This page lists the requirements for using Metal as well as the features that Metal is compatible with.

Platform compatibility

Unity supports Metal for the Unity Player on iOS, tvOS, and macOS. Unity also supports Metal for the Unity Editor on macOS.

Hardware compatibility

Unity supports Metal for all Apple devices that Unity supports.

Render pipeline compatibility

Important: The Built-In Render Pipeline is deprecated and will be made obsolete in a future release.
For more information, refer to Migrating from the Built-In Render Pipeline to the Universal Render Pipeline and Render pipeline feature comparison.

Feature Built-in Render PipelineA series of operations that take the contents of a Scene, and displays them on a screen. Unity lets you choose from pre-built render pipelines, or write your own. More info
See in Glossary
Universal Render Pipeline (URP) High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) Custom Scriptable Render Pipeline (SRP)
Metal Yes Yes Yes (macOS only) Yes

Shader compatibility

Additional resources

Metal
Debug Metal graphics