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Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Overdraw optimization In cases where the GPU is pixel-bound, a common cause is overdraw, where pixels are shaded multiple times in a frame. This increases the likelihood of multiple passes being applied to the same pixel, taxing the GPU even more. In some cases, Solid Angle Culling reduced ARTAS processing time by 60%.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Culling Pixel Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 24, 2020

The second RC build on Monday fared fairly well and had no new regression. Editor: Fix import of AtlasTextures with semi-transparent pixels ( GH-35363 ). Rendering: Fix shadow culling with orthogonal camera and wrong VIEWPORT_SIZE shader builtin ( GH-35406 ). For changes since the last RC build, see the list of commits.

Bug

Bug Culling Build Pixel

Best Practices for Using NVIDIA RTX Ray Tracing (Updated)

Nvidia

JULY 25, 2022

Topics include: General tips Maximizing GPU utilization when building Memory allocations Organizing geometries into BLASes Build preference flags Dynamic BLASes Non-opaque geometries Particles General tips Consider async compute for AS building. Consider worker threads for generating AS building command lists.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Shaders Culling Render

2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

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Engineering

Engineering Engine Mechanics Co-op

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds. Rendering: Portal occlusion culling. macOS: Mono universal build, GDNative Framework, notarization. Promote object validity checks to release builds. This has a theoretical performance cost for release builds, but it was found not to be significant.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin and Reflex Now Available for Unreal Engine

Nvidia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin for UE4 DLSS is a deep learning super resolution network that boosts frame rates by rendering fewer pixels and then using AI to construct sharp, higher resolution images. The NVIDIA RTX UE4 4.25 branches have also received updates. Updates to NVIDIA RTX UE 4.25 The new NVIDIA UE 4.25 and UE4.26.1,

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Engineering Engine Technology

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

For macOS, both the standard and Mono editor builds are now signed and notarized ! Improved Web editor and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. C#: Official builds now use Mono 6.12.0.114.

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

iOS export templates are now included in the Mono build. came with a brand new Android plugin system, and notably the possibility to build custom APKs from your project folder with any additional plugins/modules that your project needs. build per se , the online documentation for Godot 3.2 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer.

Debug

Debug Point and Click Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This beta 5 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This beta 6 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

With this first Release Candidate , we completely freezes feature development, and comes after a long series of beta builds to fix a number of bugs reported against previous builds (as well as against previous stable branches). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). Rendering: Rooms and portals-based occlusion culling ( GH-46130 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

x releases, now that we have a fairly mature base to build upon. macOS: ARM64 build, code signing. Building upon the initial prototype , we've now reached a state where we're happy to release the Web editor in sync with the native version, so you can find the latest stable version on editor.godotengine.org. iOS: New plugin API.

Collision

Collision Baking Lightmap Render

Godot 3's renderer design explained

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

This implementation handles spatial indexing of objects and, every frame, building a render list of objects drawn. Truth is, the main advantage of using them is the ability to build render command lists using multiple CPU cores. The image is converted to luminance and shrunk by sizes of 3x3 until it's a single pixel.

Render

Render Shaders Texture Engineering

Game Developers Network

Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

Release candidate: Godot 3.2 RC 3

Trending Sources

Best Practices for Using NVIDIA RTX Ray Tracing (Updated)

2024 Cherry-picks

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin and Reflex Now Available for Unreal Engine

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Godot 3's renderer design explained

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