Requirements and compatibility
This page contains information on system requirements and compatibility for the Visual Effect Graph package.
Unity Editor compatibility
The following table shows the compatibility of the Visual Effect Graph versions with different Unity Editor versions.
| Package version | Minimum Unity version | Maximum Unity version |
|---|---|---|
| 11.x | 2021.1 | 2021.1 |
| 10.x | 2020.2 | 2020.2 |
| 8.x / 9.x-preview | 2020.1 | 2020.1 |
| 7.x | 2019.3 | 2019.4 |
| 6.x | 2019.2 | 2019.2 |
Render pipeline compatibility
The Visual Effect Graph varies in compatibility between the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) and the Universal Render Pipeline (URP). This section describes the compatibility of Visual Effect Graph versions with different render pipelines.
| Package version | HDRP | URP |
|---|---|---|
| 11.x | Out of preview | In preview |
| 10.x | Out of preview | In preview |
| 8.x / 9.x-preview | Out of preview | In preview |
| 7.x | Out of preview | In preview |
| 6.x | In preview | Not supported |
The Visual Effect Graph supports the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) from Unity 2018.3 and is verified for HDRP from Unity 2019.3. The Visual Effect Graph supports every platform that HDRP supports. For information on which platforms this includes, see HDRP's system requirements.
Note: When you download the HDRP package from the Package Manager, Unity automatically installs the Visual Effect Graph package.
The Visual Effect Graph supports the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) from Unity 2019.3. However, it is not yet out of preview for URP, which means it only supports a subset of platforms that URP supports. It also does not support every feature that it does with HDRP, and also only supports unlit particles.
Unity Player system requirements
The Unity Player system requirements for the Visual Effect Graph depend on which render pipeline you use.
- The Visual Effect Graph is out of preview for HDRP, which means it supports every platform that HDRP supports. For information on which platforms this includes, see HDRP's system requirements.
- The Visual Effect Graph is not out of preview for URP, which means it only supports a subset of platforms that URP supports.
- The Visual Effect Graph is not out of preview for mobile platforms.
- For either render pipeline, the minimum hardware requirements are:
- Support for compute shaders. If a platform supports compute shaders, it returns
truefor SystemInfo.supportsComputeShaders. - Support for Shader Storage Buffer Objects (SSBOs). If a platform supports SSBOs, it returns a value greater than 0 for SystemInfo.maxComputeBufferInputsVertex.
These requirements mean that OpenGL ES is not suitable for the VFX Graph and you should use Vulkan when targeting mobile platforms instead.
- Support for compute shaders. If a platform supports compute shaders, it returns
For more information on general system requirements for the Unity Player, see System requirements for Unity.