Does unreal uses OpenGL or DirectX

anonymous_user_354c375e · July 12, 2018, 9:27pm

Unreal engine uses OpenGL or DIrectX? I have seen some threads about it and they said it uses DirectX.
Then if it uses DIrectX how can you also make games for linux/mac/ps and so on?

Zeblote · July 12, 2018, 9:52pm

Unreal has an abstraction layer (called RHI) above these platform-dependent apis, so it is able to use dx11 (soon dx12/vulkan) on windows, opengl (soon vulkan) on linux, metal on mac, etc

anonymous_user_354c375e · July 12, 2018, 10:04pm

which is better than? vulkan, dx or opengl

Zeblote · July 12, 2018, 10:27pm

Vulkan is going to be the best (except on mac where it is not supported because apple), but that’s not ready yet.

Bi2022 · July 2, 2021, 12:02pm

I don’t know much about vulkan, but between dx and opengl, definitely dx is superior. OpenGL , on the other hand easy to implement, and best suit for the beginners.