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Description
The indirect draw mode reports an unexpected high GPU usage on VFX
Initial setup
See repro project, this is a comparison with many VFX or Shuriken effect of 64 particles.
The setup of VFX Output uses indirect draw (but no sorting)
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Reproduction steps
Run APK and observe result
Expected behaviour
The VFX can be slightly slower than Shuriken with low end devices but not three times slower.
Actual behavior
Unexpected large frame time
Logs and Links
See [Internal link]
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