Hi, I’m developing a 5.3 project which is not using either Nanite or Lumen. Technically speaking, I could easily fallback to SM5 as I’m not using any features which require SM6. However, after lecturing this page , I now have second thoughts on whether I should switch to SM5 or not. The multithreadi…

Copilot says: Let me explain the differences between Shader Model 5 (SM5) and Shader Model 6 (SM6) in Unreal Engine: Functionality: SM5: It supports standard shading features like textures, lighting, shadows, and visual effects. SM6: Introduces advanced features such as Nanite (virtualized geom…

Is Shader Model 6 more demanding than SM5?

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ClockworkOcean (ClockworkOcean) February 16, 2024, 2:35pm 3

Lumen works with SM5. Just saying…

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