include::meta/VK_AMD_gpu_shader_int16.txt[]

*Last Modified Date*::
    2019-04-11
*IP Status*::
    No known IP claims.
*Interactions and External Dependencies*::
  - Requires the
    https://www.khronos.org/registry/spir-v/extensions/AMD/SPV_AMD_gpu_shader_int16.html[`SPV_AMD_gpu_shader_int16`]
    SPIR-V extension.
*Contributors*::
  - Daniel Rakos, AMD
  - Dominik Witczak, AMD
  - Matthaeus G. Chajdas, AMD
  - Rex Xu, AMD
  - Timothy Lottes, AMD
  - Zhi Cai, AMD
*External Dependencies*::
  - https://www.khronos.org/registry/spir-v/extensions/AMD/SPV_AMD_gpu_shader_int16.html[`SPV_AMD_gpu_shader_int16`]

This extension adds support for using 16-bit integer variables in shaders.

=== Deprecation by VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8

Functionality in this extension was included in
<<VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8>> extension, when
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures::pname:shaderInt16 and
slink::VkPhysicalDeviceFloat16Int8FeaturesKHR::pname:shaderFloat16 are
enabled.

=== Version History

 * Revision 2, 2019-04-11 (Tobias Hector)
   - Marked as deprecated
 * Revision 1, 2017-06-18 (Dominik Witczak)
   - First version