forge-particle-system

Run particle system simulation on the GPU by setting up a compute pass with a dedicated particle buffer. The CPU only uploads simulation parameters each frame, while compute shaders handle the animation logic for thousands of particles.

GPU-driven particle simulation moves the processing of thousands of sprites from the CPU to the GPU. This reduces CPU bottlenecks by limiting CPU work to uploading simulation parameters each frame, enabling richer visual effects.

Yes, you can render fire and smoke effects using billboard quads with atlas-based animation. The system supports texture atlas UV management alongside additive or alpha blending to create these large-scale visual effects.

Yes, a compute shader workflow is required. You must wire a compute pass for particle simulation and configure a dedicated particle buffer, an emitter, and proper depth and render state configuration.

The best way to animate thousands of sprites without CPU impact is a GPU-driven particle system. It simulates particles entirely on the GPU using compute shaders, leaving the CPU only to upload parameters each frame.