Hi, check > The latest in Eevee demos and animations
Eevee is more than suitable for arch-viz, photoreal or not.
If you set up materials in 2.79 with Principled BSDF materials it should work in Eevee.
Test it > https://builder.blender.org/download/
Many shortcuts are changed/new > https://developer.blender.org/T55194
Cheers, mib