Archviz Stress Test

Development Details

This project was an extreme optimization stress test. As my second project in Unreal Engine 5, I wanted to understand the engine's limitations and how far I could push it. To achieve this, I decided to push the hardware to its absolute limit for this research: rendering a photorealistic scene on a laptop with only 2GB of video memory (NVIDIA 920MX). The challenge was to deliver professional results with only 25% of the industry-recommended memory, requiring strict control and awareness of each tool's necessity and optimization techniques. I utilized procedural systems (PCG) to achieve high realism and manage environment density. I made the technical decision to use Lumen and Virtual Shadow Maps, prioritizing visual quality over a high frame rate (FPS), given the project's nature focused on static image rendering for product shots.