Do constantly moving point lights cause optimization issues?

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In VR, we have a headlight attached to oneself (in a fully non-baked because dynamic scene), meaning the light is undergoing constant miniscule changes. My question: Does this cause potential optimization issues for Unity? Like maybe it has to redo some shadow calculations or something all the time?

Thanks!

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I’m pretty sure any moving light in an unbaked scene could potentially cause optimization issues, but it depends. From what I understand, every time the light changes it needs to recalculate shadows as well as bounce etc …on every single material.