Lighting in the Universal Render Pipeline

Using the Universal Render Pipeline (URP), you can achieve realistic lighting that is suitable for a range of art styles.

Page	Description
Lighting in URP	Understand the differences between Unity's common lighting functionality and the lighting functionality in URP.
Light component reference	Understand how each lighting property works in URP.
The Universal Additional Light Data component	Use the Universal Additional Light Data component to override lighting settings in URP.
Lighting Mode	Understand which lighting modes URP supports.
Shadows in the URP	How to work with shadows in URP.
Reflection Probes	Configure the URP-specific behavior of Reflection Probes.
Lens Flare Data Asset	Understand how to use the Lens Flare Data Asset in URP.

Configure lighting for better performance

Refer to Configure for better performance for more information about how to adjust lighting settings for better performance.

Additional resources

• Universal Render Pipeline for advanced Unity creators
• Shedding some light on the Universal Render Pipeline
• Optimize your Unity project with URP
• Creating Believable Visuals
• Creative Core: Lighting