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Supported Rendering Features

Detailing which rendering features are supported on which platforms.

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On the following page you will find a detailed list of all the various rendering features Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) offers and the platforms that support them. 

The following rendering paths have been deprecated and/or removed:

  • SM4 DirectX10 and GL 3.3+ have been removed for in 4.23.
  • OpenGL ES2 has been deprecated in 4.23 and removed in 4.24.

Post Processing

Color Grading

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
White Balance - Temp Yes Yes No Yes
White Balance - Tint Yes Yes No Yes
Global - Saturation Yes Yes No Yes
Global - Contrast Yes Yes No Yes
Global - Gamma Yes Yes No Yes
Global - Gain Yes Yes No Yes
Global - Offset Yes Yes No Yes
Shadows - Saturation Yes Yes No Yes
Shadows - Contrast Yes Yes No Yes
Shadows - Gamma Yes Yes No Yes
Shadows - Gain Yes Yes No Yes
Shadows - Offset Yes Yes No Yes
Shadows - Shadows Max Yes Yes No Yes
Midtones - Saturation Yes Yes No Yes
Midtones - Contrast Yes Yes No Yes
Midtones - Gamma Yes Yes No Yes
Midtones - Offset Yes Yes No Yes
Highlights - Saturation Yes Yes No Yes
Highlights - Contrast Yes Yes No Yes
Highlights - Gamma Yes Yes No Yes
Highlights - Gain Yes Yes No Yes
Highlights - Offset Yes Yes No Yes
Highlights - Highlights Min Yes Yes No Yes
Misc - Blue Correction Yes Yes No Yes
Misc - Expand Gamut Yes Yes No Yes
Misc - Scene Color Tint Yes Yes No Yes
Misc - Color Grading LUT Intensity Yes Yes No Yes
Misc - Color Grading LUT Yes Yes No Yes

Film

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Slope Yes Yes No Yes
Toe Yes Yes No Yes
Shoulder Yes Yes No Yes
Black Clip Yes Yes No Yes
White Clip Yes Yes No Yes

Mobile Tonemapper

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Tint No No Yes No
Saturation No No Yes No
Contrast No No Yes No
Tint Shadow No No Yes No
Tint Shadow Blend No No Yes No
Tint Shadow Amount No No Yes No
Channel Mixer Red No No Yes No
Channel Mixer Green No No Yes No
Channel Mixer Blue No No Yes No
Crush Shadows No No Yes No
Crush Highlights No No Yes No
Dynamic Range No No Yes No

Lens

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Chromatic Aberration - Intensity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chromatic Aberration - Start Offset Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Method Standard Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Methodconvolution Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Intensity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Threshold Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Convolution Kernel Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Size Scale Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 1 Size Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 2 Size Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 3 Size Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 4 Size Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 5 Size Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 6 Size Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 1 Tint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 2 Tint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 3 Tint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 4 Tint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 5 Tint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Advanced - # 6 Tint Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Convolution Scale Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Convolution Center Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Convolution Boost Min Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Convolution Boost Max Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Convolution Boost Mult Yes Yes No Yes
Bloom - Advanced - Convolution Buffer Yes Yes No Yes
Dirt Mask - Dirt Mask Texture Yes Yes No Yes
Dirt Mask - Dirt Mask Intensity Yes Yes No Yes
Dirt Mask - Dirt Mask Tint Yes Yes No Yes
Camera - Shutter Speed (1/s) No No No No
Camera - Aperture (F-stop) No No No No
Camera - Maximum Aperture (min F-stop) No No No No
Camera - Number of Diaphragm Blades No No No No
Camera - Exposure Compensation Yes Yes Yes Yes
Exposure - Metering Mode - Auto Exposure Histogram Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Metering Mode - Auto Exposure Basic Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Metering Mode - Manual Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Min Brightness Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Max Brightness Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Speed Up Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Speed Down Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Advanced - Low Percent Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Advanced - High Percent Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Advanced - Histogram Log Min Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Advanced - Histogram Log Max Yes Yes No Yes
Exposure - Advanced -calibrationconstant Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Intensity Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Tint Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Bokeh Size Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Threshold Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Bokeh Shape Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Tints 0 to 7 Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Tints 0 to 7 Yes Yes No Yes
Lens Flare - Tints 0 to 7 Yes Yes No Yes
Image Effects - Vignette Intensity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Image Effects - Grain Jitter Yes Yes Yes Yes
Image Effects - Grain Intensity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Method - Bokeh DOF Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Method - Gaussian DOF Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Method -circle DOF Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - High Quality Gaussian DOF on Mobile No No Yes No
Depth Of Field - Focal Distance Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Depth Blur km for 50% Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Depth Blur Radius Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Focal Region Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Near Transition Region Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Far Transition Region Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Scale Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depth Of Field - Max Bokeh Size Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Near Blur Size Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Far Blur Size Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Advanced - Shape Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Advanced - Occlusion Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Advanced -color Threshold Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Advanced - Size Threshold Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Advanced - Sky Distance Yes Yes No Yes
Depth Of Field - Advanced - Vignette Size Yes Yes No Yes

Rendering Features

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Post Process Materials - Array Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ambient Cubemap - Tint Yes Yes No No
Ambient Cubemap - Intensity Yes Yes No No
Ambient Cubemap - Cubemap Texture Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Intensity Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Radius Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Static Fraction Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Radius in WorldSpace Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Fade Out Distance Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Power Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Bias Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Quality Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Mip Blend Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Mip Scale Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion - Advanced - Mip Threshold Yes Yes No No
Global Illumination - Indirect Lighting Color Yes Yes No Yes
Global Illumination - Indirect Lighting Intensity Yes Yes No Yes
Motion Blur - Amount Yes Yes No No
Motion Blur - Max Yes Yes No No
Motion Blur - Per Object Size Yes Yes No No
Light Propagation Volume - Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Size Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Secondary Occlusion Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Occlusion Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Diffuse Occlusion Exponent Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Specular Occlusion Exponent Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Light Injection Bias Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Secondary Bounce Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Geometry Volume Bias Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Emissive Injection Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Occlusion Radius Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Diffuse Occlusion Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Specular Occlusion Intensity Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - Fade Range Yes No No No
Light Propagation Volume - Advanced - DOF Fade Range Yes No No No
Screen Space Reflections - Intensity Yes Yes No No
Screen Space Reflections - Quality Yes Yes No No
Screen Space Reflections - Max Roughness Yes Yes No No
Misc - Screen Percentage Yes Yes Yes No

Reflections

Reflections

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Reflection Capture - Box Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reflection Capture - Sphere Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scene Capture Cubemap Yes Yes No Yes
Scene Capture 2D Yes Yes Yes Yes
Planar Reflections Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screen Space Reflections Yes Yes No No
High Quality Reflections Yes Yes Yes Yes
High Precision GBuffer Normal Encoding Yes Yes No No
Reflection Capture Resolution Yes Yes No No
HDR Cubemap Yes Yes Yes Yes

Lights

Lights

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Static Point Light Yes Yes Yes Yes
Static Spot Light Yes Yes Yes Yes
Static Directional Light Yes Yes Yes Yes
Static Skylight Yes Yes Yes Yes
Static Rect Light Yes Yes No Yes
Stationary Point Light Yes Yes No Yes
Stationary Spot Light Yes Yes No Yes
Stationary Directional Light Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stationary Skylight Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stationary Rect Light Yes Yes Yes No
Movable Point Light Yes Yes Yes Yes
Movable Spot Light Yes Yes No Yes
Movable Directional Light Yes Yes Yes Yes
Movable Skylight Yes Yes Yes Yes
Movable Rect Light Yes Yes No No
Light Shaft Yes Yes Yes Yes
IES Light Profiles Yes Yes Yes No
Light Functions Yes Yes No Yes

General Rendering

General Rendering

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Dynamic Lighting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lightmass/Baked Lighting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Image Based Lighting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct Specular Yes Yes Yes Yes
GGX Specular Yes Yes No Yes
Deferred Rendering Yes Yes No No
Anti-Aliasing Method - FXAA Yes Yes No No
Anti-Aliasing Method - Temporal AA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Anti-Aliasing Method - MSAA No Yes Yes Yes

Materials

Material Inputs

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Base Color Yes Yes Yes Yes
Metallic Yes Yes Yes Yes
Specular Yes Yes Yes Yes
Roughness Yes Yes Yes Yes
Emissive Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opacity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opacity Mask Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tangent Yes Yes Yes Yes
Normal Yes Yes Yes Yes
World Position Offset Yes Yes Yes Yes
World Displacement Yes Yes No Yes
Tessellation Multiplier Yes No No Yes
Fuzz Color Yes Yes No No
Cloth Yes Yes No No
Subsurface Color Yes Yes No Yes
Iris Mask Yes Yes No No
Iris Distance Yes Yes No No
Clear Coat Yes Yes No No
Clear Coat Roughness Yes Yes No No
Backlit Yes Yes No No
Custom Data 0 to 7 Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion Yes Yes No Yes
Refraction Yes Yes Yes Yes
Customized UV 0 to 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Material Domain

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Surface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deferred Decal Yes Yes Yes Yes
Light Function Yes Yes No Yes
Volume Yes Yes No No
Post Process Yes Yes No No
User Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes

Blend Mode

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Opaque Yes Yes Yes Yes
Masked Yes Yes Yes Yes
Translucent Yes Yes Yes Yes
Additive Yes Yes Yes Yes
Modulate Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alpha Composite (Premultiplied Alpha) Yes Yes Yes Yes

Shading Model

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Unlit Yes Yes Yes Yes
Default Lit Yes Yes Yes Yes
Subsurface Yes Yes No Yes
Pre Integrated Skin Yes Yes No Yes
Clear Coat Yes Yes No No
Subsurface Profile Yes Yes No No
Two Sided Foliage Yes Yes No Yes
Hair Yes Yes No No
Cloth Yes Yes No No
Eye Yes Yes No No

Textures

Compression Settings

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Default (DXT 1/5, BC 1/3 on DX11) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Normalmap (DXT 5, BC5 on DX11) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Masks (no SRGB) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grayscale (R8, RGB8 sRGB) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Displacement Map (8/16 bit) Yes Yes No No
Vector Displacement Map (RGBA8) Yes Yes No No
HDR (RGB, no SRGB) Yes Yes Yes Yes
User Interface 2D (RGBA) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alpha (no sRGB, BC4 on DX11) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Distance Field Font (R8) Yes Yes No Yes
HDR Compressed (RGB, BC6H, DX11) Yes Yes No Yes
BC7 (DX11, optional A) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embed Alpha Support Yes Yes Yes Yes

Decals

Decal

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Translucent Yes Yes Yes No
Stain Yes Yes Yes No
Normal Yes Yes No Yes
Emissive Yes Yes Yes Yes
DBuffer Translucent Color, Normal, Roughness Yes Yes No Yes
DBuffer Translucent Color Yes Yes No Yes
DBuffer Translucent Color, Normal Yes Yes No Yes
DBuffer Translucent Color, Roughness Yes Yes No Yes
DBuffer Translucent Normal Yes Yes No Yes
DBuffer Translucent, Normal, Roughness Yes Yes No Yes
DBuffer Translucent, Roughness Yes Yes No Yes
Volumetric Distance Function (Experimental) Yes Yes No No
Alpha Composite (Premultiplied Alpha) Yes Yes No No
Ambient Occlusion Yes Yes No No

Shadows

Shadows

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Static Shadow Map Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Shadows Yes Yes Yes Yes
Modulated Shadows No Yes Yes Yes
Cascaded Shadow Maps Yes Yes Yes Yes
Distance Field Shadows Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ray Traced Distance Field Shadows Yes No No Yes
Capsule Shadows Yes No No Yes
Contact Shadows Yes Yes No No

Fog

Fog

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Exponential Height Fog Yes Yes Yes Yes
Atmospheric Fog Yes Yes Yes No
Volumetric Fog Yes No No No

Particles

Particles

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
CPU Particles Yes Yes Yes Yes
CPU Particle Collision Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mesh Particles Yes Yes Yes Yes
GPU Particles Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beam Emitter Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ribbon Particles Yes Yes Yes Yes
Anim Trail Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vector Field Yes Yes No Yes
Particle Lights Yes Yes No Yes
Distance Field Collision Yes No No Yes

Level Of Detail

Level Of Detail

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Dither Fading for LODs Yes Yes Yes No

Visibility Culling

Visibility Culling

Feature Name SM5: DirectX 11, macOS Metal, Vulkan Desktop SM4: DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.3+ OpenGLES 3.1, iOS Metal, Vulkan Mobile VR Forward Rendering
Cull Distance Volume Yes Yes Yes Yes
Precomputed Visibility Volume Yes Yes Yes Yes
GPU (Hardware) Occlusion Queries Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Mobile) Sofware Occlusion Queries Yes Yes Yes Yes

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