Stylized Water 1/2 comparison

Feature	Stylized Water Shader	Stylized Water 2	Note
Render pipeline	Built-in only	URP only
Shader authoring	Amplify Shader Editor	Hand-written
Lighting/unlit mode	√	√
Orthographic camera’s	√	√
Mobile support	√	√	SW2 uses a single shader that’s scalable
VR support	√	√
Depth-based color	√	√
Intersection foam	√	√	SW2 has more options
Surface foam	√	√
Refraction	√	√	SW1 does not support this on mobile
Normal map	√	√
Wave animation	√	√	SW2 uses procedural waves, SW1 uses heightmaps
UV- or world-space tiling	√	√
Planar reflections	√	√	SW2 supports multiple reflections
Skybox reflections	√	√	Only when using Advanced shading in SW1, tied to “Smoothness” parameter
Sun reflections	√	√	SW2 allows fine control
Vertex color painting	√	√
Color gradient texture	√	X
Shadow receiving	X	√
Sparkles	X	√
Animated caustics	X	√
Translucency shading	X	√
Buoyancy support	X	√
Third-party fog support	X	√
River mode	X	√
Low poly shading	X	√
Water grid component	X	√
Water mesh utility	X	√
Point lights	X	√	SW1 supports up to 3 when using Advanced shading mode
Spot lights	X	√
Curved World 2020 support	X	√