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I am looking into a new GPU that can handle Unreal 5 but I did some research and Unreal is really something else. It is very powerful software.

What I didn't know about was its ability to create stunning mobile games. I honestly thought it was something only Unity could do. However that said Unity is not nearly as resource-heavy. I suspect that this will not change as long as there are two mobile markets for the lower-end casual user and the high-end gaming phone user.

I watched a few people developing on Twitch and they have an easier time with Unreal than Unity. This was actually surprising as I thought Unity had a simple interface.

The cost to access Unreal is a bit steep thanks to our rand dollar exchange:
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This makes the cost of a good GPU a bit higher. The best price I could find for a 4070 12Gb GDDR6 card is R14k. I can afford it but it is a bit of a gamble for me at this stage. But I don't think investing in a 4070 is a bad idea.

Most of my research was on YouTube.
The best one that showed me the guts of Unreal 5 was this channel. It is very entry level but it does touch on the functionality a lot.

I myself am a Unity user but I am thinking Unreal might be the way to go. I am not sure hence this post.

What is your take on the software?
Have you worked with Unreal, what was your experience with it.? What are your hardware recommendations?

I am fluent in both C++ and C# So that is not a problem for me personally.
 
Why do you need such a powerful GPU, when the games are going to be rendered on mobile?

I know that one may use higher resolution textures and meshes before optimizing for a mobile platform, but it shouldn’t require such a performance differential. Perhaps the issue is that you’re not setting up the performance options of the engine correctly? (Level of Detail, mipmapping, visibility, max visibility distance, etc.)
 
I started playing around in Unreal Engine 5 on my 3070 and it ran just fine. Granted, I wasn't building large, complex worlds, but it was smooth as butter for me.

It is free software, why not download it and give it a whirl?
 
Romy_ said:
I am looking into a new GPU that can handle Unreal 5 but I did some research and Unreal is really something else. It is very powerful software.

What I didn't know about was its ability to create stunning mobile games. I honestly thought it was something only Unity could do. However that said Unity is not nearly as resource-heavy. I suspect that this will not change as long as there are two mobile markets for the lower-end casual user and the high-end gaming phone user.

I watched a few people developing on Twitch and they have an easier time with Unreal than Unity. This was actually surprising as I thought Unity had a simple interface.

The cost to access Unreal is a bit steep thanks to our rand dollar exchange:
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This makes the cost of a good GPU a bit higher. The best price I could find for a 4070 12Gb GDDR6 card is R14k. I can afford it but it is a bit of a gamble for me at this stage. But I don't think investing in a 4070 is a bad idea.

Most of my research was on YouTube.
The best one that showed me the guts of Unreal 5 was this channel. It is very entry level but it does touch on the functionality a lot.

I myself am a Unity user but I am thinking Unreal might be the way to go. I am not sure hence this post.

What is your take on the software?
Have you worked with Unreal, what was your experience with it.? What are your hardware recommendations?

I am fluent in both C++ and C# So that is not a problem for me personally.
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Stutter gate vs smooth gameplay?
 
Unity's latest LTR now finally has DOTS so it should be much more powerful than what it used to be.

In my opinion if you already know Unity and C# then it's not worth switching.
 
I've dabbled with Unreal and Unity from time to time, but not too seriously. Unity seemed a little bit more flexible and slightly easier to use but Unreal seemed more powerful graphically and had higher quality items in its asset store, as well as super impressive new capabilities and features with its Metahuman stuff and Quixel Megascans content.
 
I'm creating games full time in Unity, my take is:

1. Unreal is more powerful, but as a single dev you're probably not going to be able to leverage most of those systems into something useful
2. As a solo dev you're not trying to create AAA experiences (and aren't able to)
3. The mobile game market is pretty useless. The odds of having any kind of success there is a lot lower than on desktop, especially as a solo newcomer
4. Unity is a lot easier to use then Unreal and if you already know Unity then that's the way to go. At the end of the day the goal should be making a game, so use whatever gets you there fastest
5. Knowing C/C++ doesn't mean you can code in Unreal, it is heavily templated which will take you time to learn. At the start of using it you're better off using blueprints
6. As for GPU, you don't need a 4 series card. Even if you got one, does the rest of your system support it? Do you already have 32Gb of memory, SSD's and a proper CPU etc?
 
animal531 said:
I'm creating games full time in Unity, my take is:

1. Unreal is more powerful, but as a single dev you're probably not going to be able to leverage most of those systems into something useful
2. As a solo dev you're not trying to create AAA experiences (and aren't able to)
3. The mobile game market is pretty useless. The odds of having any kind of success there is a lot lower than on desktop, especially as a solo newcomer
4. Unity is a lot easier to use then Unreal and if you already know Unity then that's the way to go. At the end of the day the goal should be making a game, so use whatever gets you there fastest
5. Knowing C/C++ doesn't mean you can code in Unreal, it is heavily templated which will take you time to learn. At the start of using it you're better off using blueprints
6. As for GPU, you don't need a 4 series card. Even if you got one, does the rest of your system support it? Do you already have 32Gb of memory, SSD's and a proper CPU etc?
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It's great to hear that there are people on these forums that are actually creating games in Unity full time. Thats impressive! Are you part of a local studio or running independent? I make games in Unity part time - i.e. for jams, and occasionally on mobile, but never really thought about it as a sustainable full-time think in SA at the moment. Not to hijack the thread here but I'd love to hear more about your experiences in local game dev.
 
animal531 said:
I'm creating games full time in Unity, my take is:

1. Unreal is more powerful, but as a single dev you're probably not going to be able to leverage most of those systems into something useful
2. As a solo dev you're not trying to create AAA experiences (and aren't able to)
3. The mobile game market is pretty useless. The odds of having any kind of success there is a lot lower than on desktop, especially as a solo newcomer
4. Unity is a lot easier to use then Unreal and if you already know Unity then that's the way to go. At the end of the day the goal should be making a game, so use whatever gets you there fastest
5. Knowing C/C++ doesn't mean you can code in Unreal, it is heavily templated which will take you time to learn. At the start of using it you're better off using blueprints
6. As for GPU, you don't need a 4 series card. Even if you got one, does the rest of your system support it? Do you already have 32Gb of memory, SSD's and a proper CPU etc?
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I think I will invest in a better GPU but I will stick with Unity for now. But having a nice fast experience wouldn't hurt.
 
Markd said:
It's great to hear that there are people on these forums that are actually creating games in Unity full time. Thats impressive! Are you part of a local studio or running independent? I make games in Unity part time - i.e. for jams, and occasionally on mobile, but never really thought about it as a sustainable full-time think in SA at the moment. Not to hijack the thread here but I'd love to hear more about your experiences in local game dev.
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I share your opinion but I really just want to be a developer. So I am going to just try and make it work. Hopefully I can.
 
Markd said:
It's great to hear that there are people on these forums that are actually creating games in Unity full time. Thats impressive! Are you part of a local studio or running independent? I make games in Unity part time - i.e. for jams, and occasionally on mobile, but never really thought about it as a sustainable full-time think in SA at the moment. Not to hijack the thread here but I'd love to hear more about your experiences in local game dev.
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Yeah I decided to go full time after I was retrenched. There are actually a number of SA devs, for example these guys just launched their 4th game for which I saw a post just now on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/143g1dp

If you're interested in making games, gamejams or just talking to game dev people then you should come join the Make Games South Africa Discord server (there are forums as well, but they're not as active usually).
 
animal531 said:
Yeah I decided to go full time after I was retrenched. There are actually a number of SA devs, for example these guys just launched their 4th game for which I saw a post just now on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/143g1dp

If you're interested in making games, gamejams or just talking to game dev people then you should come join the Make Games South Africa Discord server (there are forums as well, but they're not as active usually).
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Makes me very hopeful for the future. Thank you for the post.
 
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