Will URP and HDRP be combined? Wouldn't that mean HDRP's bad performance will ruin it?

[native cairn]

HDRP has bad performance, so combining it with URP would mean the resulting rendering pipeline has that bad performance too?
Many people don't want HDRP's features anyways, so would they have to suffer performance-wise?

Is it possible to make the new unified rendering pipeline have the same performance as URP currently, or even better?
Because if the performance will be even slightly worse, then it will be disastrous, and combining them into a unified rendering pipeline will only cause damage.

[obsidian lily]

Performance is a key concern for many developers, and you're absolutely right to bring it up.

To clarify, the goal of the unified rendering strategy isn’t to merge URP and HDRP directly into a single, heavy pipeline or compromise performance. Instead, we’re bringing the two pipelines much closer together under the hood, unifying core systems like Render Graph, lighting and probe data, camera and post-processing infrastructure, and more.

This means both pipelines will share a much more consistent foundation, making it easier for users to learn, author, and switch between them, while still preserving their unique strengths. URP will remain focused on broad scalability and flexibility, while HDRP provides advanced rendering features for platforms with more compute capacity.

We’re being very careful to avoid performance regressions. In fact, a big part of this work is about making rendering more efficient, streamlined, and easier to maintain - not heavier.

If you're targeting specific platforms or workflows, feel free to share - we're happy to give more context around how these changes might benefit your use case.