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// Copyright (c) 2015-2016 The Khronos Group Inc.
// Copyright notice at https://www.khronos.org/registry/speccopyright.html
[[features]]
= Features, Limits, and Formats
Vulkan is designed to support a wide range of hardware and as such there are
a number of features, limits, and formats which are not supported on all
hardware.
Features describe functionality that is not required: and which must: be
explicitly enabled.
Limits describe implementation-dependent minimums, maximums, and other
device characteristics that an application may: need to be aware of.
Supported buffer and image formats may: vary across implementations.
A minimum set of format features are guaranteed, but others must: be
explicitly queried before use to ensure they are supported by the
implementation.
[NOTE]
.Note on extensibility
====
The features and limits are reported via basic structures (that is
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures and slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits).
It is expected that when new features or limits are added in a future Vulkan
version, new structure(s) and entry point(s) will be added as necessary to
query these.
New functionality added by <<extended-functionality-extensions,extensions>>
is not expected to modify the core feature and limit structures.
====
[[features-features]]
== Features
The Specification defines a set of fine-grained features that are not
required:, but may: be supported by a Vulkan implementation.
Support for features is reported and enabled on a per-feature basis.
Features are properties of the physical device.
// refBegin vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures Reports capabilities of a physical device
To query supported features, call:
include::../api/protos/vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures.txt[]
* pname:physicalDevice is the physical device from which to query the
supported features.
* pname:pFeatures is a pointer to a slink:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures
structure in which the physical device features are returned.
For each feature, a value of ename:VK_TRUE indicates that the feature is
supported on this physical device, and ename:VK_FALSE indicates that the
feature is not supported.
include::../validity/protos/vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures.txt[]
Fine-grained features used by a logical device must: be enabled at
sname:VkDevice creation time.
If a feature is enabled that the physical device does not support,
sname:VkDevice creation will fail.
If an application uses a feature without enabling it at sname:VkDevice
creation time, the device behavior is undefined.
The validation layer will warn if features are used without being enabled.
The fine-grained features are enabled by passing a pointer to the
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures structure via the pname:pEnabledFeatures
member of the sname:VkDeviceCreateInfo structure that is passed into the
fname:vkCreateDevice call.
If a member of pname:pEnabledFeatures is set to ename:VK_TRUE or
ename:VK_FALSE, then the device will be created with the indicated feature
enabled or disabled, respectively.
If an application wishes to enable all features supported by a device, it
can: simply pass in the sname:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures structure that was
previously returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures.
To disable an individual feature, the application can: set the desired
member to ename:VK_FALSE in the same structure.
Setting pname:pEnabledFeatures to `NULL` is equivalent to setting all
members of the structure to ename:VK_FALSE.
[NOTE]
.Note
====
Some features, such as pname:robustBufferAccess, may: incur a run-time
performance cost.
Application writers should: carefully consider the implications of enabling
all supported features.
====
// refBegin VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures Structure describing the fine-grained features that can be supported by an implementation
The sname:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures structure is defined as:
include::../api/structs/VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures.txt[]
The members of the sname:VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures structure describe the
following features:
* [[features-features-robustBufferAccess]] pname:robustBufferAccess
indicates that accesses to buffers are bounds-checked against the range
of the buffer descriptor (as determined by
sname:VkDescriptorBufferInfo::pname:range,
sname:VkBufferViewCreateInfo::pname:range, or the size of the buffer).
Out of bounds accesses must: not cause application termination, and the
effects of shader loads, stores, and atomics must: conform to an
implementation-dependent behavior as described below.
** A buffer access is considered to be out of bounds if any of the
following are true:
*** The pointer was formed by code:OpImageTexelPointer and the coordinate
is less than zero or greater than or equal to the number of whole
elements in the bound range.
*** The pointer was not formed by code:OpImageTexelPointer and the object
pointed to is not wholly contained within the bound range.
+
--
[NOTE]
.Note
====
If a SPIR-V code:OpLoad instruction loads a structure and the tail end of
the structure is out of bounds, then all members of the structure are
considered out of bounds even if the members at the end are not statically
used.
====
--
+
*** If any buffer access in a given SPIR-V block is determined to be out
of bounds, then any other access of the same type (load, store, or
atomic) in the same SPIR-V block that accesses an address less than 16
bytes away from the out of bounds address may: also be considered out
of bounds.
** Out-of-bounds buffer loads will return any of the following values:
*** Values from anywhere within the memory range(s) bound to the buffer
(possibly including bytes of memory past the end of the buffer, up to
the end of the bound range).
*** Zero values, or [eq]#(0,0,0,x)# vectors for vector reads where x is a
valid value represented in the type of the vector components and may:
be any of:
**** 0, 1, or the maximum representable positive integer value, for signed
or unsigned integer components
**** 0.0 or 1.0, for floating-point components
** Out-of-bounds writes may: modify values within the memory range(s)
bound to the buffer, but must: not modify any other memory.
** Out-of-bounds atomics may: modify values within the memory range(s)
bound to the buffer, but must: not modify any other memory, and return
an undefined value.
** Vertex input attributes are considered out of bounds if the address of
the attribute plus the size of the attribute is greater than the size
of the bound buffer.
Further, if any vertex input attribute using a specific vertex input
binding is out of bounds, then all vertex input attributes using that
vertex input binding for that vertex shader invocation are considered
out of bounds.
*** If a vertex input attribute is out of bounds, it will be assigned one
of the following values:
**** Values from anywhere within the memory range(s) bound to the buffer,
converted according to the format of the attribute.
**** Zero values, format converted according to the format of the
attribute.
**** Zero values, or [eq]#(0,0,0,x)# vectors, as described above.
** If pname:robustBufferAccess is not enabled, out of bounds accesses may:
corrupt any memory within the process and cause undefined behavior up
to and including application termination.
* [[features-features-fullDrawIndexUint32]] pname:fullDrawIndexUint32
indicates the full 32-bit range of indices is supported for indexed draw
calls when using a elink:VkIndexType of ename:VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32.
pname:maxDrawIndexedIndexValue is the maximum index value that may: be
used (aside from the primitive restart index, which is always 2^32^-1
when the elink:VkIndexType is ename:VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32).
If this feature is supported, pname:maxDrawIndexedIndexValue must: be
2^32^-1; otherwise it must: be no smaller than 2^24^-1.
See
<<features-limits-maxDrawIndexedIndexValue,maxDrawIndexedIndexValue>>.
* [[features-features-imageCubeArray]] pname:imageCubeArray indicates
whether image views with a elink:VkImageViewType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY can: be created, and that the
corresponding code:SampledCubeArray and code:ImageCubeArray SPIR-V
capabilities can: be used in shader code.
* [[features-features-independentBlend]] pname:independentBlend indicates
whether the sname:VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState settings are
controlled independently per-attachment.
If this feature is not enabled, the
sname:VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState settings for all color
attachments must: be identical.
Otherwise, a different sname:VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState can: be
provided for each bound color attachment.
* [[features-features-geometryShader]] pname:geometryShader indicates
whether geometry shaders are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the ename:VK_SHADER_STAGE_GEOMETRY_BIT
and ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT enum values must: not be
used.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:Geometry capability.
* [[features-features-tessellationShader]] pname:tessellationShader
indicates whether tessellation control and evaluation shaders are
supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the
ename:VK_SHADER_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_BIT,
ename:VK_SHADER_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_BIT,
ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT,
ename:VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT, and
ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO enum
values must: not be used.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:Tessellation capability.
* [[features-features-sampleRateShading]] pname:sampleRateShading
indicates whether per-sample shading and multisample interpolation are
supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:sampleShadingEnable member of
the sname:VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo structure must: be set to
ename:VK_FALSE and the pname:minSampleShading member is ignored.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:SampleRateShading capability.
* [[features-features-dualSrcBlend]] pname:dualSrcBlend indicates whether
blend operations which take two sources are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the ename:VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC1_COLOR,
ename:VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC1_COLOR,
ename:VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC1_ALPHA, and
ename:VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC1_ALPHA enum values must: not be used
as source or destination blending factors.
See <<framebuffer-dsb>>.
* [[features-features-logicOp]] pname:logicOp indicates whether logic
operations are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:logicOpEnable member of the
sname:VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo structure must: be set to
ename:VK_FALSE, and the pname:logicOp member is ignored.
* [[features-features-multiDrawIndirect]] pname:multiDrawIndirect
indicates whether multiple draw indirect is supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:drawCount parameter to the
fname:vkCmdDrawIndirect and fname:vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirect commands
must: be 0 or 1.
The pname:maxDrawIndirectCount member of the
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits structure must: also be 1 if this feature
is not supported.
See <<features-limits-maxDrawIndirectCount,maxDrawIndirectCount>>.
* [[features-features-drawIndirectFirstInstance]]
pname:drawIndirectFirstInstance indicates whether indirect draw calls
support the pname:firstInstance parameter.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:firstInstance member of all
sname:VkDrawIndirectCommand and sname:VkDrawIndexedIndirectCommand
structures that are provided to the fname:vkCmdDrawIndirect and
fname:vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirect commands must: be 0.
* [[features-features-depthClamp]] pname:depthClamp indicates whether
depth clamping is supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:depthClampEnable member of the
sname:VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo structure must: be set to
ename:VK_FALSE.
Otherwise, setting pname:depthClampEnable to ename:VK_TRUE will enable
depth clamping.
* [[features-features-depthBiasClamp]] pname:depthBiasClamp indicates
whether depth bias clamping is supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:depthBiasClamp member of the
sname:VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo structure must: be set to
0.0 unless the ename:VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BIAS dynamic state is
enabled, and the pname:depthBiasClamp parameter to
fname:vkCmdSetDepthBias must: be set to 0.0.
* [[features-features-fillModeNonSolid]] pname:fillModeNonSolid indicates
whether point and wireframe fill modes are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the ename:VK_POLYGON_MODE_POINT and
ename:VK_POLYGON_MODE_LINE enum values must: not be used.
* [[features-features-depthBounds]] pname:depthBounds indicates whether
depth bounds tests are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:depthBoundsTestEnable member
of the sname:VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo structure must: be
set to ename:VK_FALSE.
When pname:depthBoundsTestEnable is set to ename:VK_FALSE, the
pname:minDepthBounds and pname:maxDepthBounds members of the
sname:VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo structure are ignored.
* [[features-features-wideLines]] pname:wideLines indicates whether lines
with width other than 1.0 are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:lineWidth member of the
sname:VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo structure must: be set to
1.0 unless the ename:VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_LINE_WIDTH dynamic state is
enabled, and the pname:lineWidth parameter to fname:vkCmdSetLineWidth
must: be set to 1.0.
When this feature is supported, the range and granularity of supported
line widths are indicated by the pname:lineWidthRange and
pname:lineWidthGranularity members of the sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits
structure, respectively.
* [[features-features-largePoints]] pname:largePoints indicates whether
points with size greater than 1.0 are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, only a point size of 1.0 written by a
shader is supported.
The range and granularity of supported point sizes are indicated by the
pname:pointSizeRange and pname:pointSizeGranularity members of the
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits structure, respectively.
* [[features-features-alphaToOne]] pname:alphaToOne indicates whether the
implementation is able to replace the alpha value of the color fragment
output from the fragment shader with the maximum representable alpha
value for fixed-point colors or 1.0 for floating-point colors.
If this feature is not enabled, then the pname:alphaToOneEnable member
of the sname:VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo structure must: be set
to ename:VK_FALSE.
Otherwise setting pname:alphaToOneEnable to ename:VK_TRUE will enable
alpha-to-one behavior.
* [[features-features-multiViewport]] pname:multiViewport indicates
whether more than one viewport is supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:viewportCount and
pname:scissorCount members of the
sname:VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo structure must: be set to 1.
Similarly, the pname:viewportCount parameter to the
fname:vkCmdSetViewport command and the pname:scissorCount parameter to
the fname:vkCmdSetScissor command must: be 1, and the
pname:firstViewport parameter to the fname:vkCmdSetViewport command and
the pname:firstScissor parameter to the fname:vkCmdSetScissor command
must: be 0.
* [[features-features-samplerAnisotropy]] pname:samplerAnisotropy
indicates whether anisotropic filtering is supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the pname:maxAnisotropy member of the
sname:VkSamplerCreateInfo structure must: be 1.0.
* [[features-features-textureCompressionETC2]]
pname:textureCompressionETC2 indicates whether the ETC2 and EAC
compressed texture formats are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the following formats must: not be used
to create images:
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--
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK
--
+
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties is used to check for the supported
properties of individual formats.
+
* [[features-features-textureCompressionASTC_LDR]]
pname:textureCompressionASTC_LDR indicates whether the ASTC LDR
compressed texture formats are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the following formats must: not be used
to create images:
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--
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK
--
+
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties is used to check for the supported
properties of individual formats.
+
* [[features-features-textureCompressionBC]] pname:textureCompressionBC
indicates whether the BC compressed texture formats are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, the following formats must: not be used
to create images:
+
--
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK
* ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK
--
+
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties is used to check for the supported
properties of individual formats.
+
* [[features-features-occlusionQueryPrecise]] pname:occlusionQueryPrecise
indicates whether occlusion queries returning actual sample counts are
supported.
Occlusion queries are created in a sname:VkQueryPool by specifying the
pname:queryType of ename:VK_QUERY_TYPE_OCCLUSION in the
sname:VkQueryPoolCreateInfo structure which is passed to
fname:vkCreateQueryPool.
If this feature is enabled, queries of this type can: enable
ename:VK_QUERY_CONTROL_PRECISE_BIT in the pname:flags parameter to
fname:vkCmdBeginQuery.
If this feature is not supported, the implementation supports only
boolean occlusion queries.
When any samples are passed, boolean queries will return a non-zero
result value, otherwise a result value of zero is returned.
When this feature is enabled and ename:VK_QUERY_CONTROL_PRECISE_BIT is
set, occlusion queries will report the actual number of samples passed.
* [[features-features-pipelineStatisticsQuery]]
pname:pipelineStatisticsQuery indicates whether the pipeline statistics
queries are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, queries of type
ename:VK_QUERY_TYPE_PIPELINE_STATISTICS cannot: be created, and none of
the elink:VkQueryPipelineStatisticFlagBits bits can: be set in the
pname:pipelineStatistics member of the sname:VkQueryPoolCreateInfo
structure.
* [[features-features-vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics]]
pname:vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics indicates whether storage buffers
and images support stores and atomic operations in the vertex,
tessellation, and geometry shader stages.
If this feature is not enabled, all storage image, storage texel
buffers, and storage buffer variables used by these stages in shader
modules must: be decorated with the code:NonWriteable decoration (or the
code:readonly memory qualifier in GLSL).
* [[features-features-fragmentStoresAndAtomics]]
pname:fragmentStoresAndAtomics indicates whether storage buffers and
images support stores and atomic operations in the fragment shader
stage.
If this feature is not enabled, all storage image, storage texel
buffers, and storage buffer variables used by the fragment stage in
shader modules must: be decorated with the code:NonWriteable decoration
(or the code:readonly memory qualifier in GLSL).
* [[features-features-shaderTessellationAndGeometryPointSize]]
pname:shaderTessellationAndGeometryPointSize indicates whether the
code:PointSize built-in decoration is available in the tessellation
control, tessellation evaluation, and geometry shader stages.
If this feature is not enabled, members decorated with the
code:PointSize built-in decoration must: not be read from or written to
and all points written from a tessellation or geometry shader will have
a size of 1.0.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:TessellationPointSize capability for tessellation control and
evaluation shaders, or if the shader modules can: declare the
code:GeometryPointSize capability for geometry shaders.
An implementation supporting this feature must: also support one or both
of the <<features-features-tessellationShader,pname:tessellationShader>>
or <<features-features-geometryShader,pname:geometryShader>> features.
* [[features-features-shaderImageGatherExtended]]
pname:shaderImageGatherExtended indicates whether the extended set of
image gather instructions are available in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, the code:OpImage*code:Gather
instructions do not support the code:Offset and code:ConstOffsets
operands.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:ImageGatherExtended capability.
* [[features-features-shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats]]
pname:shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats indicates whether the extended
storage image formats are available in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, the formats requiring the
code:StorageImageExtendedFormats capability are not supported for
storage images.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:StorageImageExtendedFormats capability.
* [[features-features-shaderStorageImageMultisample]]
pname:shaderStorageImageMultisample indicates whether multisampled
storage images are supported.
If this feature is not enabled, images that are created with a
pname:usage that includes ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT must: be
created with pname:samples equal to ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:StorageImageMultisample capability.
* [[features-features-shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat]]
pname:shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat indicates whether storage
images require a format qualifier to be specified when reading from
storage images.
If this feature is not enabled, the code:OpImageRead instruction must:
not have an code:OpTypeImage of code:Unknown.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:StorageImageReadWithoutFormat capability.
* [[features-features-shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat]]
pname:shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat indicates whether storage
images require a format qualifier to be specified when writing to
storage images.
If this feature is not enabled, the code:OpImageWrite instruction must:
not have an code:OpTypeImage of code:Unknown.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:StorageImageWriteWithoutFormat capability.
* [[features-features-shaderUniformBufferArrayDynamicIndexing]]
pname:shaderUniformBufferArrayDynamicIndexing indicates whether arrays
of uniform buffers can: be indexed by _dynamically uniform_ integer
expressions in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, resources with a descriptor type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC must: be indexed only by
constant integral expressions when aggregated into arrays in shader
code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:UniformBufferArrayDynamicIndexing capability.
* [[features-features-shaderSampledImageArrayDynamicIndexing]]
pname:shaderSampledImageArrayDynamicIndexing indicates whether arrays of
samplers or sampled images can: be indexed by dynamically uniform
integer expressions in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, resources with a descriptor type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER, or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE must: be indexed only by constant
integral expressions when aggregated into arrays in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:SampledImageArrayDynamicIndexing capability.
* [[features-features-shaderStorageBufferArrayDynamicIndexing]]
pname:shaderStorageBufferArrayDynamicIndexing indicates whether arrays
of storage buffers can: be indexed by dynamically uniform integer
expressions in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, resources with a descriptor type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC must: be indexed only by
constant integral expressions when aggregated into arrays in shader
code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:StorageBufferArrayDynamicIndexing capability.
* [[features-features-shaderStorageImageArrayDynamicIndexing]]
pname:shaderStorageImageArrayDynamicIndexing indicates whether arrays of
storage images can: be indexed by dynamically uniform integer
expressions in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, resources with a descriptor type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_IMAGE must: be indexed only by constant
integral expressions when aggregated into arrays in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:StorageImageArrayDynamicIndexing capability.
* [[features-features-shaderClipDistance]] pname:shaderClipDistance
indicates whether clip distances are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, any members decorated with the
code:ClipDistance built-in decoration must: not be read from or written
to in shader modules.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:ClipDistance capability.
* [[features-features-shaderCullDistance]] pname:shaderCullDistance
indicates whether cull distances are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, any members decorated with the
code:CullDistance built-in decoration must: not be read from or written
to in shader modules.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:CullDistance capability.
* [[features-features-shaderFloat64]] pname:shaderFloat64 indicates
whether 64-bit floats (doubles) are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, 64-bit floating-point types must: not be
used in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the code:Float64
capability.
* [[features-features-shaderInt64]] pname:shaderInt64 indicates whether
64-bit integers (signed and unsigned) are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, 64-bit integer types must: not be used
in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the code:Int64
capability.
* [[features-features-shaderInt16]] pname:shaderInt16 indicates whether
16-bit integers (signed and unsigned) are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, 16-bit integer types must: not be used
in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the code:Int16
capability.
* [[features-features-shaderResourceResidency]]
pname:shaderResourceResidency indicates whether image operations that
return resource residency information are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, the code:OpImageSparse* instructions
must: not be used in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the
code:SparseResidency capability.
The feature requires at least one of the ptext:sparseResidency* features
to be supported.
* [[features-features-shaderResourceMinLod]] pname:shaderResourceMinLod
indicates whether image operations that specify the minimum resource
level-of-detail (LOD) are supported in shader code.
If this feature is not enabled, the code:MinLod image operand must: not
be used in shader code.
This also indicates whether shader modules can: declare the code:MinLod
capability.
* [[features-features-sparseBinding]] pname:sparseBinding indicates
whether resource memory can: be managed at opaque sparse block level
instead of at the object level.
If this feature is not enabled, resource memory must: be bound only on a
per-object basis using the fname:vkBindBufferMemory and
fname:vkBindImageMemory commands.
In this case, buffers and images must: not be created with
ename:VK_BUFFER_CREATE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT and
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkBufferCreateInfo and sname:VkImageCreateInfo structures,
respectively.
Otherwise resource memory can: be managed as described in
<<sparsememory-sparseresourcefeatures,Sparse Resource Features>>.
* [[features-features-sparseResidencyBuffer]] pname:sparseResidencyBuffer
indicates whether the device can: access partially resident buffers.
If this feature is not enabled, buffers must: not be created with
ename:VK_BUFFER_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags
member of the sname:VkBufferCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidencyImage2D]]
pname:sparseResidencyImage2D indicates whether the device can: access
partially resident 2D images with 1 sample per pixel.
If this feature is not enabled, images with an pname:imageType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and pname:samples set to
ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT must: not be created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkImageCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidencyImage3D]]
pname:sparseResidencyImage3D indicates whether the device can: access
partially resident 3D images.
If this feature is not enabled, images with an pname:imageType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D must: not be created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkImageCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidency2Samples]]
pname:sparseResidency2Samples indicates whether the physical device can:
access partially resident 2D images with 2 samples per pixel.
If this feature is not enabled, images with an pname:imageType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and pname:samples set to
ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_2_BIT must: not be created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkImageCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidency4Samples]]
pname:sparseResidency4Samples indicates whether the physical device can:
access partially resident 2D images with 4 samples per pixel.
If this feature is not enabled, images with an pname:imageType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and pname:samples set to
ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT must: not be created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkImageCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidency8Samples]]
pname:sparseResidency8Samples indicates whether the physical device can:
access partially resident 2D images with 8 samples per pixel.
If this feature is not enabled, images with an pname:imageType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and pname:samples set to
ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_8_BIT must: not be created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkImageCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidency16Samples]]
pname:sparseResidency16Samples indicates whether the physical device
can: access partially resident 2D images with 16 samples per pixel.
If this feature is not enabled, images with an pname:imageType of
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and pname:samples set to
ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_16_BIT must: not be created with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT set in the pname:flags member
of the sname:VkImageCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-features-sparseResidencyAliased]]
pname:sparseResidencyAliased indicates whether the physical device can:
correctly access data aliased into multiple locations.
If this feature is not enabled, the
ename:VK_BUFFER_CREATE_SPARSE_ALIASED_BIT and
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_ALIASED_BIT enum values must: not be used
in pname:flags members of the sname:VkBufferCreateInfo and
sname:VkImageCreateInfo structures, respectively.
* [[features-features-variableMultisampleRate]]
pname:variableMultisampleRate indicates whether all pipelines that will
be bound to a command buffer during a subpass with no attachments must:
have the same value for
sname:VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo::pname:rasterizationSamples.
If set to ename:VK_TRUE, the implementation supports variable
multisample rates in a subpass with no attachments.
If set to ename:VK_FALSE, then all pipelines bound in such a subpass
must: have the same multisample rate.
This has no effect in situations where a subpass uses any attachments.
* [[features-features-inheritedQueries]] pname:inheritedQueries indicates
whether a secondary command buffer may: be executed while a query is
active.
.Valid Usage
****
* If any member of this structure is ename:VK_FALSE, as returned by
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures, then it must: be ename:VK_FALSE when
passed as part of the sname:VkDeviceCreateInfo struct when creating a
device
****
include::../validity/structs/VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures.txt[]
[[features-features-requirements]]
=== Feature Requirements
All Vulkan graphics implementations must: support the following features:
* pname:robustBufferAccess.
All other features are not required: by the Specification.
[[features-limits]]
== Limits
There are a variety of implementation-dependent limits.
The sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits are properties of the physical device.
These are available in the pname:limits member of the
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceProperties structure which is returned from
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties.
// refBegin VkPhysicalDeviceLimits Structure reporting implementation-dependent physical device limits
The sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits structure is defined as:
include::../api/structs/VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.txt[]
* [[features-limits-maxImageDimension1D]] pname:maxImageDimension1D is the
maximum dimension (pname:width) of an image created with an
pname:imageType of ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_1D.
* [[features-limits-maxImageDimension2D]] pname:maxImageDimension2D is the
maximum dimension (pname:width or pname:height) of an image created with
an pname:imageType of ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and without
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT set in pname:flags.
* [[features-limits-maxImageDimension3D]] pname:maxImageDimension3D is the
maximum dimension (pname:width, pname:height, or pname:depth) of an
image created with an pname:imageType of ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D.
* [[features-limits-maxImageDimensionCube]] pname:maxImageDimensionCube is
the maximum dimension (pname:width or pname:height) of an image created
with an pname:imageType of ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and with
ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT set in pname:flags.
* [[features-limits-maxImageArrayLayers]] pname:maxImageArrayLayers is the
maximum number of layers (pname:arrayLayers) for an image.
* [[features-limits-maxTexelBufferElements]] pname:maxTexelBufferElements
is the maximum number of addressable texels for a buffer view created on
a buffer which was created with the
ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT or
ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT set in the pname:usage
member of the sname:VkBufferCreateInfo structure.
* [[features-limits-maxUniformBufferRange]] pname:maxUniformBufferRange is
the maximum value that can: be specified in the pname:range member of
any slink:VkDescriptorBufferInfo structures passed to a call to
flink:vkUpdateDescriptorSets for descriptors of type
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC.
* [[features-limits-maxStorageBufferRange]] pname:maxStorageBufferRange is
the maximum value that can: be specified in the pname:range member of
any slink:VkDescriptorBufferInfo structures passed to a call to
flink:vkUpdateDescriptorSets for descriptors of type
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC.
* [[features-limits-maxPushConstantsSize]] pname:maxPushConstantsSize is
the maximum size, in bytes, of the pool of push constant memory.
For each of the push constant ranges indicated by the
pname:pPushConstantRanges member of the sname:VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo
structure, pname:offset + pname:size must: be less than or equal to this
limit.
* [[features-limits-maxMemoryAllocationCount]]
pname:maxMemoryAllocationCount is the maximum number of device memory
allocations, as created by flink:vkAllocateMemory, which can:
simultaneously exist.
* [[features-limits-maxSamplerAllocationCount]]
pname:maxSamplerAllocationCount is the maximum number of sampler
objects, as created by flink:vkCreateSampler, which can: simultaneously
exist on a device.
* [[features-limits-bufferImageGranularity]] pname:bufferImageGranularity
is the granularity, in bytes, at which buffer or linear image resources,
and optimal image resources can: be bound to adjacent offsets in the
same sname:VkDeviceMemory object without aliasing.
See <<resources-bufferimagegranularity,Buffer-Image Granularity>> for
more details.
* [[features-limits-sparseAddressSpaceSize]] pname:sparseAddressSpaceSize
is the total amount of address space available, in bytes, for sparse
memory resources.
This is an upper bound on the sum of the size of all sparse resources,
regardless of whether any memory is bound to them.
* [[features-limits-maxBoundDescriptorSets]] pname:maxBoundDescriptorSets
is the maximum number of descriptor sets that can: be simultaneously
used by a pipeline.
All code:DescriptorSet decorations in shader modules must: have a value
less than pname:maxBoundDescriptorSets.
See <<descriptorsets-sets>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers]]
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers is the maximum number of samplers
that can: be accessible to a single shader stage in a pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER count against this
limit.
A descriptor is accessible to a shader stage when the pname:stageFlags
member of the sname:VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding structure has the bit
for that shader stage set.
See <<descriptorsets-sampler>> and
<<descriptorsets-combinedimagesampler>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers]]
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers is the maximum number of
uniform buffers that can: be accessible to a single shader stage in a
pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC count against this
limit.
A descriptor is accessible to a shader stage when the pname:stageFlags
member of the sname:VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding structure has the bit
for that shader stage set.
See <<descriptorsets-uniformbuffer>> and
<<descriptorsets-uniformbufferdynamic>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers]]
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers is the maximum number of
storage buffers that can: be accessible to a single shader stage in a
pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC count against this
limit.
A descriptor is accessible to a pipeline shader stage when the
pname:stageFlags member of the sname:VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding
structure has the bit for that shader stage set.
See <<descriptorsets-storagebuffer>> and
<<descriptorsets-storagebufferdynamic>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages]]
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages is the maximum number of
sampled images that can: be accessible to a single shader stage in a
pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE, or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER count against this limit.
A descriptor is accessible to a pipeline shader stage when the
pname:stageFlags member of the sname:VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding
structure has the bit for that shader stage set.
See <<descriptorsets-combinedimagesampler>>,
<<descriptorsets-sampledimage>>, and
<<descriptorsets-uniformtexelbuffer>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages]]
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages is the maximum number of
storage images that can: be accessible to a single shader stage in a
pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_IMAGE, or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER count against this limit.
A descriptor is accessible to a pipeline shader stage when the
pname:stageFlags member of the sname:VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding
structure has the bit for that shader stage set.
See <<descriptorsets-storageimage>>, and
<<descriptorsets-storagetexelbuffer>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageDescriptorInputAttachments]]
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorInputAttachments is the maximum number of
input attachments that can: be accessible to a single shader stage in a
pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT
count against this limit.
A descriptor is accessible to a pipeline shader stage when the
pname:stageFlags member of the sname:VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding
structure has the bit for that shader stage set.
These are only supported for the fragment stage.
See <<descriptorsets-inputattachment>>.
* [[features-limits-maxPerStageResources]] pname:maxPerStageResources is
the maximum number of resources that can: be accessible to a single
shader stage in a pipeline layout.
Descriptors with a type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_IMAGE,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC, or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT count against this limit.
For the fragment shader stage the framebuffer color attachments also
count against this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetSamplers]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetSamplers is the maximum number of samplers that
can: be included in descriptor bindings in a pipeline layout across all
pipeline shader stages and descriptor set numbers.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER count against this
limit.
See <<descriptorsets-sampler>> and
<<descriptorsets-combinedimagesampler>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers is the maximum number of uniform
buffers that can: be included in descriptor bindings in a pipeline
layout across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set numbers.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC count against this
limit.
See <<descriptorsets-uniformbuffer>> and
<<descriptorsets-uniformbufferdynamic>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffersDynamic]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffersDynamic is the maximum number of
dynamic uniform buffers that can: be included in descriptor bindings in
a pipeline layout across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set
numbers.
Descriptors with a type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC count against this
limit.
See <<descriptorsets-uniformbufferdynamic>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffers]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffers is the maximum number of storage
buffers that can: be included in descriptor bindings in a pipeline
layout across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set numbers.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC count against this
limit.
See <<descriptorsets-storagebuffer>> and
<<descriptorsets-storagebufferdynamic>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffersDynamic]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffersDynamic is the maximum number of
dynamic storage buffers that can: be included in descriptor bindings in
a pipeline layout across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set
numbers.
Descriptors with a type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC count against this
limit.
See <<descriptorsets-storagebufferdynamic>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetSampledImages]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetSampledImages is the maximum number of sampled
images that can: be included in descriptor bindings in a pipeline layout
across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set numbers.
Descriptors with a type of
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_SAMPLED_IMAGE, or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER count against this limit.
See <<descriptorsets-combinedimagesampler>>,
<<descriptorsets-sampledimage>>, and
<<descriptorsets-uniformtexelbuffer>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetStorageImages]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageImages is the maximum number of storage
images that can: be included in descriptor bindings in a pipeline layout
across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set numbers.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_IMAGE, or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER count against this limit.
See <<descriptorsets-storageimage>>, and
<<descriptorsets-storagetexelbuffer>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDescriptorSetInputAttachments]]
pname:maxDescriptorSetInputAttachments is the maximum number of input
attachments that can: be included in descriptor bindings in a pipeline
layout across all pipeline shader stages and descriptor set numbers.
Descriptors with a type of ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT
count against this limit.
See <<descriptorsets-inputattachment>>.
* [[features-limits-maxVertexInputAttributes]]
pname:maxVertexInputAttributes is the maximum number of vertex input
attributes that can: be specified for a graphics pipeline.
These are described in the array of
sname:VkVertexInputAttributeDescription structures that are provided at
graphics pipeline creation time via the
pname:pVertexAttributeDescriptions member of the
sname:VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo structure.
See <<fxvertex-attrib>> and <<fxvertex-input>>.
* [[features-limits-maxVertexInputBindings]] pname:maxVertexInputBindings
is the maximum number of vertex buffers that can: be specified for
providing vertex attributes to a graphics pipeline.
These are described in the array of
sname:VkVertexInputBindingDescription structures that are provided at
graphics pipeline creation time via the pname:pVertexBindingDescriptions
member of the sname:VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo structure.
The pname:binding member of sname:VkVertexInputBindingDescription must:
be less than this limit.
See <<fxvertex-input>>.
* [[features-limits-maxVertexInputAttributeOffset]]
pname:maxVertexInputAttributeOffset is the maximum vertex input
attribute offset that can: be added to the vertex input binding stride.
The pname:offset member of the sname:VkVertexInputAttributeDescription
structure must: be less than or equal to this limit.
See <<fxvertex-input>>.
* [[features-limits-maxVertexInputBindingStride]]
pname:maxVertexInputBindingStride is the maximum vertex input binding
stride that can: be specified in a vertex input binding.
The pname:stride member of the sname:VkVertexInputBindingDescription
structure must: be less than or equal to this limit.
See <<fxvertex-input>>.
* [[features-limits-maxVertexOutputComponents]]
pname:maxVertexOutputComponents is the maximum number of components of
output variables which can: be output by a vertex shader.
See <<shaders-vertex>>.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationGenerationLevel]]
pname:maxTessellationGenerationLevel is the maximum tessellation
generation level supported by the fixed-function tessellation primitive
generator.
See <<tessellation>>.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationPatchSize]]
pname:maxTessellationPatchSize is the maximum patch size, in vertices,
of patches that can: be processed by the tessellation control shader and
tessellation primitive generator.
The pname:patchControlPoints member of the
sname:VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo structure specified at
pipeline creation time and the value provided in the code:OutputVertices
execution mode of shader modules must: be less than or equal to this
limit.
See <<tessellation>>.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationControlPerVertexInputComponents]]
pname:maxTessellationControlPerVertexInputComponents is the maximum
number of components of input variables which can: be provided as
per-vertex inputs to the tessellation control shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationControlPerVertexOutputComponents]]
pname:maxTessellationControlPerVertexOutputComponents is the maximum
number of components of per-vertex output variables which can: be output
from the tessellation control shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationControlPerPatchOutputComponents]]
pname:maxTessellationControlPerPatchOutputComponents is the maximum
number of components of per-patch output variables which can: be output
from the tessellation control shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationControlTotalOutputComponents]]
pname:maxTessellationControlTotalOutputComponents is the maximum total
number of components of per-vertex and per-patch output variables which
can: be output from the tessellation control shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationEvaluationInputComponents]]
pname:maxTessellationEvaluationInputComponents is the maximum number of
components of input variables which can: be provided as per-vertex
inputs to the tessellation evaluation shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxTessellationEvaluationOutputComponents]]
pname:maxTessellationEvaluationOutputComponents is the maximum number of
components of per-vertex output variables which can: be output from the
tessellation evaluation shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxGeometryShaderInvocations]]
pname:maxGeometryShaderInvocations is the maximum invocation count
supported for instanced geometry shaders.
The value provided in the code:Invocations execution mode of shader
modules must: be less than or equal to this limit.
See <<geometry>>.
* [[features-limits-maxGeometryInputComponents]]
pname:maxGeometryInputComponents is the maximum number of components of
input variables which can: be provided as inputs to the geometry shader
stage.
* [[features-limits-maxGeometryOutputComponents]]
pname:maxGeometryOutputComponents is the maximum number of components of
output variables which can: be output from the geometry shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxGeometryOutputVertices]]
pname:maxGeometryOutputVertices is the maximum number of vertices which
can: be emitted by any geometry shader.
* [[features-limits-maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents]]
pname:maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents is the maximum total number of
components of output, across all emitted vertices, which can: be output
from the geometry shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxFragmentInputComponents]]
pname:maxFragmentInputComponents is the maximum number of components of
input variables which can: be provided as inputs to the fragment shader
stage.
* [[features-limits-maxFragmentOutputAttachments]]
pname:maxFragmentOutputAttachments is the maximum number of output
attachments which can: be written to by the fragment shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments]]
pname:maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments is the maximum number of output
attachments which can: be written to by the fragment shader stage when
blending is enabled and one of the dual source blend modes is in use.
See <<framebuffer-dsb>> and
<<features-features-dualSrcBlend,dualSrcBlend>>.
* [[features-limits-maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources]]
pname:maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources is the total number of storage
buffers, storage images, and output buffers which can: be used in the
fragment shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxComputeSharedMemorySize]]
pname:maxComputeSharedMemorySize is the maximum total storage size, in
bytes, of all variables declared with the code:WorkgroupLocal storage
class in shader modules (or with the code:shared storage qualifier in
GLSL) in the compute shader stage.
* [[features-limits-maxComputeWorkGroupCount]]
pname:maxComputeWorkGroupCount[3] is the maximum number of local
workgroups that can: be dispatched by a single dispatch command.
These three values represent the maximum number of local workgroups for
the X, Y, and Z dimensions, respectively.
The pname:x, pname:y, and pname:z parameters to the flink:vkCmdDispatch
command, or members of the slink:VkDispatchIndirectCommand structure
must: be less than or equal to the corresponding limit.
See <<dispatch>>.
* [[features-limits-maxComputeWorkGroupInvocations]]
pname:maxComputeWorkGroupInvocations is the maximum total number of
compute shader invocations in a single local workgroup.
The product of the X, Y, and Z sizes as specified by the code:LocalSize
execution mode in shader modules and by the object decorated by the
code:WorkgroupSize decoration must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxComputeWorkGroupSize]]
pname:maxComputeWorkGroupSize[3] is the maximum size of a local compute
workgroup, per dimension.
These three values represent the maximum local workgroup size in the X,
Y, and Z dimensions, respectively.
The pname:x, pname:y, and pname:z sizes specified by the code:LocalSize
execution mode and by the object decorated by the code:WorkgroupSize
decoration in shader modules must: be less than or equal to the
corresponding limit.
* [[features-limits-subPixelPrecisionBits]] pname:subPixelPrecisionBits is
the number of bits of subpixel precision in framebuffer coordinates
[eq]#x~f~# and [eq]#y~f~#.
See <<primsrast>>.
* [[features-limits-subTexelPrecisionBits]] pname:subTexelPrecisionBits is
the number of bits of precision in the division along an axis of an
image used for minification and magnification filters.
[eq]#2^pname:subTexelPrecisionBits^# is the actual number of divisions
along each axis of the image represented.
The filtering hardware will snap to these locations when computing the
filtered results.
* [[features-limits-mipmapPrecisionBits]] pname:mipmapPrecisionBits is the
number of bits of division that the LOD calculation for mipmap fetching
get snapped to when determining the contribution from each mip level to
the mip filtered results.
[eq]#2^pname:mipmapPrecisionBits^# is the actual number of divisions.
+
--
[NOTE]
.Note
====
For example, if this value is 2 bits then when linearly filtering between
two levels, each level could: contribute: 0%, 33%, 66%, or 100% (this is
just an example and the amount of contribution should: be covered by
different equations in the spec).
====
--
+
* [[features-limits-maxDrawIndexedIndexValue]]
pname:maxDrawIndexedIndexValue is the maximum index value that can: be
used for indexed draw calls when using 32-bit indices.
This excludes the primitive restart index value of 0xFFFFFFFF.
See <<features-features-fullDrawIndexUint32,fullDrawIndexUint32>>.
* [[features-limits-maxDrawIndirectCount]] pname:maxDrawIndirectCount is
the maximum draw count that is supported for indirect draw calls.
See <<features-features-multiDrawIndirect,multiDrawIndirect>>.
* [[features-limits-maxSamplerLodBias]] pname:maxSamplerLodBias is the
maximum absolute sampler level of detail bias.
The sum of the pname:mipLodBias member of the sname:VkSamplerCreateInfo
structure and the code:Bias operand of image sampling operations in
shader modules (or 0 if no code:Bias operand is provided to an image
sampling operation) are clamped to the range
[eq]#[-pname:maxSamplerLodBias,+pname:maxSamplerLodBias]#.
See <<samplers-mipLodBias>>.
* [[features-limits-maxSamplerAnisotropy]] pname:maxSamplerAnisotropy is
the maximum degree of sampler anisotropy.
The maximum degree of anisotropic filtering used for an image sampling
operation is the minimum of the pname:maxAnisotropy member of the
sname:VkSamplerCreateInfo structure and this limit.
See <<samplers-maxAnisotropy>>.
* [[features-limits-maxViewports]] pname:maxViewports is the maximum
number of active viewports.
The pname:viewportCount member of the
sname:VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo structure that is provided at
pipeline creation must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxViewportDimensions]] pname:maxViewportDimensions[2]
are the maximum viewport dimensions in the X (width) and Y (height)
dimensions, respectively.
The maximum viewport dimensions must: be greater than or equal to the
largest image which can: be created and used as a framebuffer
attachment.
See <<vertexpostproc-viewport,Controlling the Viewport>>.
* [[features-limits-viewportboundsrange]] pname:viewportBoundsRange[2] is
the [eq]#[minimum, maximum]# range that the corners of a viewport must:
be contained in.
This range must: be at least
+
--
[eq]#[-2 {times} pname:size, 2 {times} pname:size - 1]#, where
[eq]#pname:size = max(pname:maxViewportDimensions[0],
maxViewportDimensions[1])# See <<vertexpostproc-viewport,Controlling the
Viewport>>.
[NOTE]
.Note
====
The intent of the pname:viewportBoundsRange limit is to allow a maximum
sized viewport to be arbitrarily shifted relative to the output target as
long as at least some portion intersects.
This would give a bounds limit of [eq]#[-pname:size + 1, 2 {times}
pname:size - 1]# which would allow all possible non-empty-set intersections
of the output target and the viewport.
Since these numbers are typically powers of two, picking the signed number
range using the smallest possible number of bits ends up with the specified
range.
====
--
* [[features-limits-viewportSubPixelBits]] pname:viewportSubPixelBits is
the number of bits of subpixel precision for viewport bounds.
The subpixel precision that floating-point viewport bounds are
interpreted at is given by this limit.
* [[features-limits-minMemoryMapAlignment]] pname:minMemoryMapAlignment is
the minimum required: alignment, in bytes, of host visible memory
allocations within the host address space.
When mapping a memory allocation with flink:vkMapMemory, subtracting
pname:offset bytes from the returned pointer will always produce an
integer multiple of this limit.
See <<memory-device-hostaccess>>.
* [[features-limits-minTexelBufferOffsetAlignment]]
pname:minTexelBufferOffsetAlignment is the minimum required: alignment,
in bytes, for the pname:offset member of the
sname:VkBufferViewCreateInfo structure for texel buffers.
When a buffer view is created for a buffer which was created with
ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT or
ename:VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT set in the pname:usage
member of the sname:VkBufferCreateInfo structure, the pname:offset must:
be an integer multiple of this limit.
* [[features-limits-minUniformBufferOffsetAlignment]]
pname:minUniformBufferOffsetAlignment is the minimum required:
alignment, in bytes, for the pname:offset member of the
sname:VkDescriptorBufferInfo structure for uniform buffers.
When a descriptor of type ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DYNAMIC is updated, the
pname:offset must: be an integer multiple of this limit.
Similarly, dynamic offsets for uniform buffers must: be multiples of
this limit.
* [[features-limits-minStorageBufferOffsetAlignment]]
pname:minStorageBufferOffsetAlignment is the minimum required:
alignment, in bytes, for the pname:offset member of the
sname:VkDescriptorBufferInfo structure for storage buffers.
When a descriptor of type ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER or
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER_DYNAMIC is updated, the
pname:offset must: be an integer multiple of this limit.
Similarly, dynamic offsets for storage buffers must: be multiples of
this limit.
* [[features-limits-minTexelOffset]] pname:minTexelOffset is the minimum
offset value for the code:ConstOffset image operand of any of the
code:OpImageSample* or code:OpImageFetch* image instructions.
* [[features-limits-maxTexelOffset]] pname:maxTexelOffset is the maximum
offset value for the code:ConstOffset image operand of any of the
code:OpImageSample* or code:OpImageFetch* image instructions.
* [[features-limits-minTexelGatherOffset]] pname:minTexelGatherOffset is
the minimum offset value for the code:Offset or code:ConstOffsets image
operands of any of the code:OpImage*code:Gather image instructions.
* [[features-limits-maxTexelGatherOffset]] pname:maxTexelGatherOffset is
the maximum offset value for the code:Offset or code:ConstOffsets image
operands of any of the code:OpImage*code:Gather image instructions.
* [[features-limits-minInterpolationOffset]] pname:minInterpolationOffset
is the minimum negative offset value for the code:offset operand of the
code:InterpolateAtOffset extended instruction.
* [[features-limits-maxInterpolationOffset]] pname:maxInterpolationOffset
is the maximum positive offset value for the code:offset operand of the
code:InterpolateAtOffset extended instruction.
* [[features-limits-subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits]]
pname:subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits is the number of subpixel
fractional bits that the code:x and code:y offsets to the
code:InterpolateAtOffset extended instruction may: be rounded to as
fixed-point values.
* [[features-limits-maxFramebufferWidth]] pname:maxFramebufferWidth is the
maximum width for a framebuffer.
The pname:width member of the sname:VkFramebufferCreateInfo structure
must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxFramebufferHeight]] pname:maxFramebufferHeight is
the maximum height for a framebuffer.
The pname:height member of the sname:VkFramebufferCreateInfo structure
must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxFramebufferLayers]] pname:maxFramebufferLayers is
the maximum layer count for a layered framebuffer.
The pname:layers member of the sname:VkFramebufferCreateInfo structure
must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-framebufferColorSampleCounts]]
pname:framebufferColorSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the color sample counts that
are supported for all framebuffer color attachments.
* [[features-limits-framebufferDepthSampleCounts]]
pname:framebufferDepthSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the supported depth sample
counts for all framebuffer depth/stencil attachments, when the format
includes a depth component.
* pname:framebufferStencilSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the supported stencil sample
counts for all framebuffer depth/stencil attachments, when the format
includes a stencil component.
* pname:framebufferNoAttachmentsSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the supported sample counts
for a framebuffer with no attachments.
* [[features-limits-maxColorAttachments]] pname:maxColorAttachments is the
maximum number of color attachments that can: be used by a subpass in a
render pass.
The pname:colorAttachmentCount member of the sname:VkSubpassDescription
structure must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-sampledImageColorSampleCounts]]
pname:sampledImageColorSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the sample counts supported
for all 2D images created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and a
non-integer color format.
* [[features-limits-sampledImageIntegerSampleCounts]]
pname:sampledImageIntegerSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the sample counts supported
for all 2D images created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and an integer
color format.
* [[features-limits-sampledImageDepthSampleCounts]]
pname:sampledImageDepthSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the sample counts supported
for all 2D images created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and a depth
format.
* [[features-limits-sampledImageStencilSampleCounts]]
pname:sampledImageStencilSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the sample supported for all
2D images created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, pname:usage
containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and a stencil format.
* [[features-limits-storageImageSampleCounts]]
pname:storageImageSampleCounts is a bitmask^1^ of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits bits indicating the sample counts supported
for all 2D images created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, and
pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT.
* [[features-limits-maxSampleMaskWords]] pname:maxSampleMaskWords is the
maximum number of array elements of a variable decorated with the
code:SampleMask built-in decoration.
* [[features-limits-timestampComputeAndGraphics]]
pname:timestampComputeAndGraphics indicates support for timestamps on
all graphics and compute queues.
If this limit is set to ename:VK_TRUE, all queues that advertise the
ename:VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT or ename:VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT in the
sname:VkQueueFamilyProperties::pname:queueFlags support
sname:VkQueueFamilyProperties::pname:timestampValidBits of at least 36.
See <<queries-timestamps, Timestamp Queries>>.
* [[features-limits-timestampPeriod]] pname:timestampPeriod is the number
of nanoseconds required: for a timestamp query to be incremented by 1.
See <<queries-timestamps, Timestamp Queries>>.
* [[features-limits-maxClipDistances]] pname:maxClipDistances is the
maximum number of clip distances that can: be used in a single shader
stage.
The size of any array declared with the code:ClipDistance built-in
decoration in a shader module must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxCullDistances]] pname:maxCullDistances is the
maximum number of cull distances that can: be used in a single shader
stage.
The size of any array declared with the code:CullDistance built-in
decoration in a shader module must: be less than or equal to this limit.
* [[features-limits-maxCombinedClipAndCullDistances]]
pname:maxCombinedClipAndCullDistances is the maximum combined number of
clip and cull distances that can: be used in a single shader stage.
The sum of the sizes of any pair of arrays declared with the
code:ClipDistance and code:CullDistance built-in decoration used by a
single shader stage in a shader module must: be less than or equal to
this limit.
* [[features-limits-discreteQueuePriorities]]
pname:discreteQueuePriorities is the number of discrete priorities that
can: be assigned to a queue based on the value of each member of
sname:VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo::pname:pQueuePriorities.
This must: be at least 2, and levels must: be spread evenly over the
range, with at least one level at 1.0, and another at 0.0.
See <<devsandqueues-priority>>.
* [[features-limits-pointSizeRange]] pname:pointSizeRange[2] is the range
[eq]#[pname:minimum,pname:maximum]# of supported sizes for points.
Values written to variables decorated with the code:PointSize built-in
decoration are clamped to this range.
* [[features-limits-lineWidthRange]] pname:lineWidthRange[2] is the range
[eq]#[pname:minimum,pname:maximum]# of supported widths for lines.
Values specified by the pname:lineWidth member of the
sname:VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo or the pname:lineWidth
parameter to fname:vkCmdSetLineWidth are clamped to this range.
* [[features-limits-pointSizeGranularity]] pname:pointSizeGranularity is
the granularity of supported point sizes.
Not all point sizes in the range defined by pname:pointSizeRange are
supported.
This limit specifies the granularity (or increment) between successive
supported point sizes.
* [[features-limits-lineWidthGranularity]] pname:lineWidthGranularity is
the granularity of supported line widths.
Not all line widths in the range defined by pname:lineWidthRange are
supported.
This limit specifies the granularity (or increment) between successive
supported line widths.
* [[features-limits-strictLines]] pname:strictLines indicates whether
lines are rasterized according to the preferred method of rasterization.
If set to ename:VK_FALSE, lines may: be rasterized under a relaxed set
of rules.
If set to ename:VK_TRUE, lines are rasterized as per the strict
definition.
See <<primsrast-lines-basic,Basic Line Segment Rasterization>>.
* [[features-limits-standardSampleLocations]]
pname:standardSampleLocations indicates whether rasterization uses the
standard sample locations as documented in
<<primsrast-multisampling,Multisampling>>.
If set to ename:VK_TRUE, the implementation uses the documented sample
locations.
If set to ename:VK_FALSE, the implementation may: use different sample
locations.
* [[features-limits-optimalBufferCopyOffsetAlignment]]
pname:optimalBufferCopyOffsetAlignment is the optimal buffer offset
alignment in bytes for fname:vkCmdCopyBufferToImage and
fname:vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer.
The per texel alignment requirements are still enforced, this is just an
additional alignment recommendation for optimal performance and power.
* [[features-limits-optimalBufferCopyRowPitchAlignment]]
pname:optimalBufferCopyRowPitchAlignment is the optimal buffer row pitch
alignment in bytes for fname:vkCmdCopyBufferToImage and
fname:vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer.
Row pitch is the number of bytes between texels with the same X
coordinate in adjacent rows (Y coordinates differ by one).
The per texel alignment requirements are still enforced, this is just an
additional alignment recommendation for optimal performance and power.
* [[features-limits-nonCoherentAtomSize]] pname:nonCoherentAtomSize is the
size and alignment in bytes that bounds concurrent access to
<<memory-device-hostaccess, host-mapped device memory>>.
// refBody VkPhysicalDeviceLimits
1::
For all bitmasks of type elink:VkSampleCountFlags above, possible values
include:
+
--
// refBegin VkSampleCountFlagBits Bitmask specifying sample counts supported for an image used for storage operations
include::../api/enums/VkSampleCountFlagBits.txt[]
--
+
The sample count limits defined above represent the minimum supported sample
counts for each image type.
Individual images may: support additional sample counts, which are queried
using flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties as described in
<<features-supported-sample-counts, Supported Sample Counts>>.
include::../validity/structs/VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.txt[]
[[features-limits-minmax]]
=== Limit Requirements
The following table specifies the required: minimum/maximum for all Vulkan
graphics implementations.
Where a limit corresponds to a fine-grained device feature which is
optional:, the feature name is listed with two required: limits, one when
the feature is supported and one when it is not supported.
If an implementation supports a feature, the limits reported are the same
whether or not the feature is enabled.
[[features-limits-types]]
.Required Limit Types
[width="100%",cols="<20%,<50%,<30%",options="header"]
|====
| Type | Limit | Feature
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxImageDimension1D | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxImageDimension2D | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxImageDimension3D | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxImageDimensionCube | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxImageArrayLayers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTexelBufferElements | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxUniformBufferRange | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxStorageBufferRange | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPushConstantsSize | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxMemoryAllocationCount | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxSamplerAllocationCount | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:bufferImageGranularity | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:sparseAddressSpaceSize | sparseBinding
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxBoundDescriptorSets | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageDescriptorInputAttachments| -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxPerStageResources | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetSamplers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffersDynamic| -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffers | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffersDynamic| -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetSampledImages | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageImages | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDescriptorSetInputAttachments | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxVertexInputAttributes | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxVertexInputBindings | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxVertexInputAttributeOffset | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxVertexInputBindingStride | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxVertexOutputComponents | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationGenerationLevel | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationPatchSize | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationControlPerVertexInputComponents | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationControlPerVertexOutputComponents | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationControlPerPatchOutputComponents | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationControlTotalOutputComponents | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationEvaluationInputComponents | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTessellationEvaluationOutputComponents | pname:tessellationShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxGeometryShaderInvocations | pname:geometryShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxGeometryInputComponents | pname:geometryShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxGeometryOutputComponents | pname:geometryShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxGeometryOutputVertices | pname:geometryShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents | pname:geometryShader
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFragmentInputComponents | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFragmentOutputAttachments | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments | pname:dualSrcBlend
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxComputeSharedMemorySize | -
| 3 {times} code:uint32_t | pname:maxComputeWorkGroupCount | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxComputeWorkGroupInvocations | -
| 3 {times} code:uint32_t | pname:maxComputeWorkGroupSize | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:subPixelPrecisionBits | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:subTexelPrecisionBits | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:mipmapPrecisionBits | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDrawIndexedIndexValue | pname:fullDrawIndexUint32
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxDrawIndirectCount | pname:multiDrawIndirect
| code:float | pname:maxSamplerLodBias | -
| code:float | pname:maxSamplerAnisotropy | pname:samplerAnisotropy
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxViewports | pname:multiViewport
| 2 {times} code:uint32_t | pname:maxViewportDimensions | -
| 2 {times} code:float | pname:viewportBoundsRange | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:viewportSubPixelBits | -
| code:size_t | pname:minMemoryMapAlignment | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:minTexelBufferOffsetAlignment | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:minUniformBufferOffsetAlignment | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:minStorageBufferOffsetAlignment | -
| code:int32_t | pname:minTexelOffset | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTexelOffset | -
| code:int32_t | pname:minTexelGatherOffset | pname:shaderImageGatherExtended
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxTexelGatherOffset | pname:shaderImageGatherExtended
| code:float | pname:minInterpolationOffset | pname:sampleRateShading
| code:float | pname:maxInterpolationOffset | pname:sampleRateShading
| code:uint32_t | pname:subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits | pname:sampleRateShading
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFramebufferWidth | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFramebufferHeight | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxFramebufferLayers | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:framebufferColorSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:framebufferDepthSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:framebufferStencilSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:framebufferNoAttachmentsSampleCounts | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxColorAttachments | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:sampledImageColorSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:sampledImageIntegerSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:sampledImageDepthSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:sampledImageStencilSampleCounts | -
| elink:VkSampleCountFlags | pname:storageImageSampleCounts | pname:shaderStorageImageMultisample
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxSampleMaskWords | -
| basetype:VkBool32 | pname:timestampComputeAndGraphics | -
| code:float | pname:timestampPeriod | -
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxClipDistances | pname:shaderClipDistance
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxCullDistances | pname:shaderCullDistance
| code:uint32_t | pname:maxCombinedClipAndCullDistances | pname:shaderCullDistance
| code:uint32_t | pname:discreteQueuePriorities | -
| 2 {times} code:float | pname:pointSizeRange | pname:largePoints
| 2 {times} code:float | pname:lineWidthRange | pname:wideLines
| code:float | pname:pointSizeGranularity | pname:largePoints
| code:float | pname:lineWidthGranularity | pname:wideLines
| basetype:VkBool32 | pname:strictLines | -
| basetype:VkBool32 | pname:standardSampleLocations | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:optimalBufferCopyOffsetAlignment | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:optimalBufferCopyRowPitchAlignment | -
| basetype:VkDeviceSize | pname:nonCoherentAtomSize | -
|====
[[features-limits-required]]
.Required Limits
[width="100%",cols="<35,<9,<14,<11",options="header"]
|====
| Limit | Unsupported Limit | Supported Limit | Limit Type^1^
| pname:maxImageDimension1D | - | 4096 | min
| pname:maxImageDimension2D | - | 4096 | min
| pname:maxImageDimension3D | - | 256 | min
| pname:maxImageDimensionCube | - | 4096 | min
| pname:maxImageArrayLayers | - | 256 | min
| pname:maxTexelBufferElements | - | 65536 | min
| pname:maxUniformBufferRange | - | 16384 | min
| pname:maxStorageBufferRange | - | 2^27^ | min
| pname:maxPushConstantsSize | - | 128 | min
| pname:maxMemoryAllocationCount | - | 4096 | min
| pname:maxSamplerAllocationCount | - | 4000 | min
| pname:bufferImageGranularity | - | 131072 | max
| pname:sparseAddressSpaceSize | 0 | 2^31^ | min
| pname:maxBoundDescriptorSets | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers | - | 16 | min
| pname:maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers | - | 12 | min
| pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages | - | 16 | min
| pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxPerStageDescriptorInputAttachments| - | 4 | min
| pname:maxPerStageResources | - | 128 ^2^ | min
| pname:maxDescriptorSetSamplers | - | 96 ^8^ | min, _n_ {times} PerStage
| pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers | - | 72 ^8^ | min, _n_ {times} PerStage
| pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffersDynamic| - | 8 | min
| pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffers | - | 24 ^8^ | min, _n_ {times} PerStage
| pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffersDynamic| - | 4 | min
| pname:maxDescriptorSetSampledImages | - | 96 ^8^ | min, _n_ {times} PerStage
| pname:maxDescriptorSetStorageImages | - | 24 ^8^ | min, _n_ {times} PerStage
| pname:maxDescriptorSetInputAttachments | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxVertexInputAttributes | - | 16 | min
| pname:maxVertexInputBindings | - | 16 | min
| pname:maxVertexInputAttributeOffset | - | 2047 | min
| pname:maxVertexInputBindingStride | - | 2048 | min
| pname:maxVertexOutputComponents | - | 64 | min
| pname:maxTessellationGenerationLevel | 0 | 64 | min
| pname:maxTessellationPatchSize | 0 | 32 | min
| pname:maxTessellationControlPerVertexInputComponents | 0 |64 | min
| pname:maxTessellationControlPerVertexOutputComponents | 0 |64 | min
| pname:maxTessellationControlPerPatchOutputComponents | 0 |120 | min
| pname:maxTessellationControlTotalOutputComponents | 0 |2048 | min
| pname:maxTessellationEvaluationInputComponents | 0 |64 | min
| pname:maxTessellationEvaluationOutputComponents | 0 |64 | min
| pname:maxGeometryShaderInvocations | 0 | 32 | min
| pname:maxGeometryInputComponents | 0 | 64 | min
| pname:maxGeometryOutputComponents | 0 | 64 | min
| pname:maxGeometryOutputVertices | 0 | 256 | min
| pname:maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents | 0 | 1024 | min
| pname:maxFragmentInputComponents | - | 64 | min
| pname:maxFragmentOutputAttachments | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments | 0 | 1 | min
| pname:maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxComputeSharedMemorySize | - | 16384 | min
| pname:maxComputeWorkGroupCount | - | (65535,65535,65535) | min
| pname:maxComputeWorkGroupInvocations | - | 128 | min
| pname:maxComputeWorkGroupSize | - | (128,128,64) | min
| pname:subPixelPrecisionBits | - | 4 | min
| pname:subTexelPrecisionBits | - | 4 | min
| pname:mipmapPrecisionBits | - | 4 | min
| pname:maxDrawIndexedIndexValue | 2^24^-1 | 2^32^-1 | min
| pname:maxDrawIndirectCount | 1 | 2^16^-1 | min
| pname:maxSamplerLodBias | - | 2 | min
| pname:maxSamplerAnisotropy | 1 | 16 | min
| pname:maxViewports | 1 | 16 | min
| pname:maxViewportDimensions | - | (4096,4096) ^3^ | min
| pname:viewportBoundsRange | - | (-8192,8191) ^4^ | (max,min)
| pname:viewportSubPixelBits | - | 0 | min
| pname:minMemoryMapAlignment | - | 64 | min
| pname:minTexelBufferOffsetAlignment | - | 256 | max
| pname:minUniformBufferOffsetAlignment | - | 256 | max
| pname:minStorageBufferOffsetAlignment | - | 256 | max
| pname:minTexelOffset | - | -8 | max
| pname:maxTexelOffset | - | 7 | min
| pname:minTexelGatherOffset | 0 | -8 | max
| pname:maxTexelGatherOffset | 0 | 7 | min
| pname:minInterpolationOffset |0.0| -0.5 ^5^ | max
| pname:maxInterpolationOffset |0.0| 0.5 - (1 ULP) ^5^ | min
| pname:subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits | 0 | 4 ^5^ | min
| pname:maxFramebufferWidth | - | 4096 | min
| pname:maxFramebufferHeight | - | 4096 | min
| pname:maxFramebufferLayers | - | 256 | min
| pname:framebufferColorSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:framebufferDepthSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:framebufferStencilSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:framebufferNoAttachmentsSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:maxColorAttachments | - | 4 | min
| pname:sampledImageColorSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:sampledImageIntegerSampleCounts | - | ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT | min
| pname:sampledImageDepthSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:sampledImageStencilSampleCounts | - | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:storageImageSampleCounts | ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT | (ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT \| ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_4_BIT) | min
| pname:maxSampleMaskWords | - | 1 | min
| pname:timestampComputeAndGraphics | - | - |implementation dependent
| pname:timestampPeriod | - | - |duration
| pname:maxClipDistances | 0 | 8 | min
| pname:maxCullDistances | 0 | 8 | min
| pname:maxCombinedClipAndCullDistances | 0 | 8 | min
| pname:discreteQueuePriorities | - | 2 | min
| pname:pointSizeRange | (1.0,1.0) | (1.0,64.0 - ULP)^6^| (max,min)
| pname:lineWidthRange | (1.0,1.0) | (1.0,8.0 - ULP)^7^ | (max,min)
| pname:pointSizeGranularity | 0.0 | 1.0 ^6^ | max, fixed point increment
| pname:lineWidthGranularity | 0.0 | 1.0 ^7^ | max, fixed point increment
| pname:strictLines | - | - | implementation dependent
| pname:standardSampleLocations | - | - | implementation dependent
| pname:optimalBufferCopyOffsetAlignment | - | - | recommendation
| pname:optimalBufferCopyRowPitchAlignment | - | - | recommendation
| pname:nonCoherentAtomSize | - | 256 | max
|====
1::
The *Limit Type* column indicates the limit is either the minimum limit
all implementations must: support or the maximum limit all
implementations must: support.
For bitmasks a minimum limit is the least bits all implementations must:
set, but they may: have additional bits set beyond this minimum.
2::
+
--
The pname:maxPerStageResources must: be at least the smallest of the
following:
* the sum of the pname:maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers,
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers,
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages,
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages,
pname:maxPerStageDescriptorInputAttachments, pname:maxColorAttachments
limits, or
* 128.
It may: not be possible to reach this limit in every stage.
--
3::
See
<<features-limits-maxViewportDimensions,pname:maxViewportDimensions>>
for the required: relationship to other limits.
4::
See <<features-limits-viewportboundsrange,pname:viewportBoundsRange>>
for the required: relationship to other limits.
5::
The values pname:minInterpolationOffset and pname:maxInterpolationOffset
describe the closed interval of supported interpolation offsets:
[pname:minInterpolationOffset, pname:maxInterpolationOffset].
The ULP is determined by pname:subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits.
If pname:subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits is 4, this provides increments
of (1/2^4^) = 0.0625, and thus the range of supported interpolation
offsets would be [eq]#[-0.5, 0.4375]#.
6::
The point size ULP is determined by pname:pointSizeGranularity.
If the pname:pointSizeGranularity is 0.125, the range of supported point
sizes must: be at least [1.0, 63.875].
7::
The line width ULP is determined by pname:lineWidthGranularity.
If the pname:lineWidthGranularity is 0.0625, the range of supported line
widths must: be at least [1.0, 7.9375].
8:: The ptext:maxDescriptorSet* limit is _n_ times the corresponding
ptext:maxPerStageDescriptor* limit, where _n_ is the number of shader
stages supported by the VkPhysicalDevice.
If all shader stages are supported, _n_ = 6 (vertex, tessellation
control, tessellation evaluation, geometry, fragment, compute).
[[features-formats]]
== Formats
The features for the set of formats (elink:VkFormat) supported by the
implementation are queried individually using the
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties command.
[[features-formats-definition]]
=== Format Definition
// refBegin VkFormat Available image formats
The available formats are defined by the elink:VkFormat enumeration:
include::../api/enums/VkFormat.txt[]
ename:VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED::
The format is not specified.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8::
A two-component, 8-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
4-bit R component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit G component in bits 0..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16::
A four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
4-bit R component in bits 12..15, a 4-bit G component in bits 8..11, a
4-bit B component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit A component in bits 0..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16::
A four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
4-bit B component in bits 12..15, a 4-bit G component in bits 8..11, a
4-bit R component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit A component in bits 0..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16::
A three-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
5-bit R component in bits 11..15, a 6-bit G component in bits 5..10, and
a 5-bit B component in bits 0..4.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16::
A three-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
5-bit B component in bits 11..15, a 6-bit G component in bits 5..10, and
a 5-bit R component in bits 0..4.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16::
A four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
5-bit R component in bits 11..15, a 5-bit G component in bits 6..10, a
5-bit B component in bits 1..5, and a 1-bit A component in bit 0.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16::
A four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
5-bit B component in bits 11..15, a 5-bit G component in bits 6..10, a
5-bit R component in bits 1..5, and a 1-bit A component in bit 0.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16::
A four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
1-bit A component in bit 15, a 5-bit R component in bits 10..14, a 5-bit
G component in bits 5..9, and a 5-bit B component in bits 0..4.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM::
A one-component, 8-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single
8-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM::
A one-component, 8-bit signed normalized format that has a single 8-bit
R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED::
A one-component, 8-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a single
8-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED::
A one-component, 8-bit signed scaled integer format that has a single
8-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT::
A one-component, 8-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 8-bit R
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT::
A one-component, 8-bit signed integer format that has a single 8-bit R
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB::
A one-component, 8-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single
8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM::
A two-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM::
A two-component, 16-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED::
A two-component, 16-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has an 8-bit
R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED::
A two-component, 16-bit signed scaled integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT::
A two-component, 16-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT::
A two-component, 16-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB::
A two-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, and an 8-bit G
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM::
A three-component, 24-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED::
A three-component, 24-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT::
A three-component, 24-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, and an 8-bit B
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM::
A three-component, 24-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED::
A three-component, 24-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT::
A three-component, 24-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB::
A three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, and an 8-bit R
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM::
A four-component, 32-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED::
A four-component, 32-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT::
A four-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit R
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, an 8-bit B
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2, and an 8-bit A
component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM::
A four-component, 32-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED::
A four-component, 32-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT::
A four-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit B
component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB::
A four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, an 8-bit R
component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2, and an 8-bit A
component in byte 3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has an
8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23,
an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits
0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed normalized format that has an
8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23,
an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits
0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned scaled integer format that has
an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits
16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in
bits 0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed scaled integer format that has an
8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23,
an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits
0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned integer format that has an
8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23,
an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits
0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has an 8-bit
A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an
8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has an
8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component stored with sRGB
nonlinear encoding in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB
nonlinear encoding in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component stored with
sRGB nonlinear encoding in bits 0..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed normalized format that has a
2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned scaled integer format that has
a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29,
a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed scaled integer format that has a
2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned integer format that has a 2-bit
A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has a 2-bit A
component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit
G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a
2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed normalized format that has a
2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned scaled integer format that has
a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29,
a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed scaled integer format that has a
2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned integer format that has a 2-bit
A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a
10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits
0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32::
A four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has a 2-bit A
component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit
G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM::
A one-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single
16-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM::
A one-component, 16-bit signed normalized format that has a single
16-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED::
A one-component, 16-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a single
16-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED::
A one-component, 16-bit signed scaled integer format that has a single
16-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT::
A one-component, 16-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 16-bit
R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT::
A one-component, 16-bit signed integer format that has a single 16-bit R
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT::
A one-component, 16-bit signed floating-point format that has a single
16-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM::
A two-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM::
A two-component, 32-bit signed normalized format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED::
A two-component, 32-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a 16-bit
R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED::
A two-component, 32-bit signed scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT::
A two-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT::
A two-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT::
A two-component, 32-bit signed floating-point format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM::
A three-component, 48-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM::
A three-component, 48-bit signed normalized format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED::
A three-component, 48-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a
16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3,
and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED::
A three-component, 48-bit signed scaled integer format that has a 16-bit
R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT::
A three-component, 48-bit unsigned integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT::
A three-component, 48-bit signed integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT::
A three-component, 48-bit signed floating-point format that has a 16-bit
R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM::
A four-component, 64-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B
component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM::
A four-component, 64-bit signed normalized format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B
component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED::
A four-component, 64-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a
16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a
16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes
6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED::
A four-component, 64-bit signed scaled integer format that has a 16-bit
R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit
B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT::
A four-component, 64-bit unsigned integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B
component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT::
A four-component, 64-bit signed integer format that has a 16-bit R
component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B
component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT::
A four-component, 64-bit signed floating-point format that has a 16-bit
R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit
B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT::
A one-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 32-bit
R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT::
A one-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has a single 32-bit R
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT::
A one-component, 32-bit signed floating-point format that has a single
32-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT::
A two-component, 64-bit unsigned integer format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, and a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT::
A two-component, 64-bit signed integer format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, and a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT::
A two-component, 64-bit signed floating-point format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, and a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT::
A three-component, 96-bit unsigned integer format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, and a
32-bit B component in bytes 8..11.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT::
A three-component, 96-bit signed integer format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, and a
32-bit B component in bytes 8..11.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT::
A three-component, 96-bit signed floating-point format that has a 32-bit
R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, and a
32-bit B component in bytes 8..11.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT::
A four-component, 128-bit unsigned integer format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, a 32-bit B
component in bytes 8..11, and a 32-bit A component in bytes 12..15.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT::
A four-component, 128-bit signed integer format that has a 32-bit R
component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, a 32-bit B
component in bytes 8..11, and a 32-bit A component in bytes 12..15.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT::
A four-component, 128-bit signed floating-point format that has a 32-bit
R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, a 32-bit
B component in bytes 8..11, and a 32-bit A component in bytes 12..15.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT::
A one-component, 64-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 64-bit
R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT::
A one-component, 64-bit signed integer format that has a single 64-bit R
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT::
A one-component, 64-bit signed floating-point format that has a single
64-bit R component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT::
A two-component, 128-bit unsigned integer format that has a 64-bit R
component in bytes 0..7, and a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT::
A two-component, 128-bit signed integer format that has a 64-bit R
component in bytes 0..7, and a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT::
A two-component, 128-bit signed floating-point format that has a 64-bit
R component in bytes 0..7, and a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT::
A three-component, 192-bit unsigned integer format that has a 64-bit R
component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, and a
64-bit B component in bytes 16..23.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT::
A three-component, 192-bit signed integer format that has a 64-bit R
component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, and a
64-bit B component in bytes 16..23.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT::
A three-component, 192-bit signed floating-point format that has a
64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15,
and a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT::
A four-component, 256-bit unsigned integer format that has a 64-bit R
component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, a 64-bit B
component in bytes 16..23, and a 64-bit A component in bytes 24..31.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT::
A four-component, 256-bit signed integer format that has a 64-bit R
component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, a 64-bit B
component in bytes 16..23, and a 64-bit A component in bytes 24..31.
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT::
A four-component, 256-bit signed floating-point format that has a 64-bit
R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, a 64-bit
B component in bytes 16..23, and a 64-bit A component in bytes 24..31.
ename:VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32::
A three-component, 32-bit packed unsigned floating-point format that has
a 10-bit B component in bits 22..31, an 11-bit G component in bits
11..21, an 11-bit R component in bits 0..10.
See <<fundamentals-fp10>> and <<fundamentals-fp11>>.
ename:VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32::
A three-component, 32-bit packed unsigned floating-point format that has
a 5-bit shared exponent in bits 27..31, a 9-bit B component mantissa in
bits 18..26, a 9-bit G component mantissa in bits 9..17, and a 9-bit R
component mantissa in bits 0..8.
ename:VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM::
A one-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single
16-bit depth component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32::
A two-component, 32-bit format that has 24 unsigned normalized bits in
the depth component and, optionally:, 8 bits that are unused.
ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT::
A one-component, 32-bit signed floating-point format that has 32-bits in
the depth component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT::
A one-component, 8-bit unsigned integer format that has 8-bits in the
stencil component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT::
A two-component, 24-bit format that has 16 unsigned normalized bits in
the depth component and 8 unsigned integer bits in the stencil
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT::
A two-component, 32-bit packed format that has 8 unsigned integer bits
in the stencil component, and 24 unsigned normalized bits in the depth
component.
ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT::
A two-component format that has 32 signed float bits in the depth
component and 8 unsigned integer bits in the stencil component.
There are optionally: 24-bits that are unused.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK::
A three-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data.
This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK::
A three-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding.
This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data, and provides 1 bit of alpha.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding, and provides 1 bit of alpha.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits
encoding RGB values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits
encoding RGB values with sRGB nonlinear encoding.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits
encoding RGB values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits
encoding RGB values with sRGB nonlinear encoding.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK::
A one-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized red texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK::
A one-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of signed normalized red texel data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK::
A two-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RG texel data
with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding
green values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK::
A two-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of signed normalized RG texel data
with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding
green values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK::
A three-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned floating-point RGB texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK::
A three-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of signed floating-point RGB texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK::
A three-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data.
This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK::
A three-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding.
This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data, and provides 1 bit of alpha.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding, and provides 1 bit of alpha.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits
encoding RGB values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits
encoding RGB values with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied.
ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK::
A one-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized red texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK::
A one-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of signed normalized red texel data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK::
A two-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RG texel data
with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding
green values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK::
A two-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of signed normalized RG texel data
with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding
green values.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 4x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 5x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 5x4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 5x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 5x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 6x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 6x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 6x6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 6x6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes an 8x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes an 8x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes an 8x6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes an 8x6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes an 8x8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes an 8x8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 10x10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 12x10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 12x10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 12x12 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data.
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK::
A four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed
texel block encodes a 12x12 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel
data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.
// refEnd VkFormat
[[features-formats-packed]]
==== Packed Formats
For the purposes of address alignment when accessing buffer memory
containing vertex attribute or texel data, the following formats are
considered _packed_ - whole texels or attributes are stored in a single data
element, rather than individual components occupying a single data element:
* <<features-formats-packed-8-bit,Packed into 8-bit data types>>:
** ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8
* <<features-formats-packed-16-bit,Packed into 16-bit data types>>:
** ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16
** ename:VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16
** ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16
** ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16
** ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16
** ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16
* <<features-formats-packed-32-bit,Packed into 32-bit data types>>:
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32
** ename:VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32
==== Identification of Formats
A ``format'' is represented by a single enum value.
The name of a format is usually built up by using the following pattern:
etext:VK_FORMAT_{component-format|compression-scheme}_{numeric-format}
The component-format specifies either the size of the R, G, B, and A
components (if they are present) in the case of a color format, or the size
of the depth (D) and stencil (S) components (if they are present) in the
case of a depth/stencil format (see below).
An X indicates a component that is unused, but may: be present for padding.
<<<
[[features-formats-numericformat]]
.Interpretation of Numeric Format
[width="95%",cols="2,10",options="header"]
|====
| Numeric format | Description
| etext:UNORM | The components are unsigned normalized values in the range [eq]#[0,1]#
| etext:SNORM | The components are signed normalized values in the range [eq]#[-1,1]#
| etext:USCALED | The components are unsigned integer values that get converted to floating-point in the range [0,2^n^-1]
| etext:SSCALED | The components are signed integer values that get converted to floating-point in the range [-2^n-1^,2^n-1^-1]
| etext:UINT | The components are unsigned integer values in the range [0,2^n^-1]
| etext:SINT | The components are signed integer values in the range [-2^n-1^,2^n-1^-1]
| etext:UFLOAT | The components are unsigned floating-point numbers (used by packed, shared exponent, and some compressed formats)
| etext:SFLOAT | The components are signed floating-point numbers
| etext:SRGB | The R, G, and B components are unsigned normalized values that represent values using sRGB nonlinear encoding, while the A component (if one exists) is a regular unsigned normalized value
|====
The suffix etext:_PACKnn indicates that the format is packed into an
underlying type with nn bits.
The suffix etext:_BLOCK indicates that the format is a block-compressed
format, with the representation of multiple pixels encoded interdependently
within a region.
[[features-formats-compressionscheme]]
.Interpretation of Compression Scheme
[width="95%",cols="2,10",options="header"]
|====
| Compression scheme | Description
| etext:BC | Block Compression. See <<appendix-compressedtex-bc>>.
| etext:ETC2 | Ericsson Texture Compression. See <<appendix-compressedtex-etc2>>.
| etext:EAC | ETC2 Alpha Compression. See <<appendix-compressedtex-etc2>>.
| etext:ASTC | Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (LDR Profile). See <<appendix-compressedtex-astc>>.
|====
==== Representation
Color formats must: be represented in memory in exactly the form indicated
by the format's name.
This means that promoting one format to another with more bits per component
and/or additional components must: not occur for color formats.
Depth/stencil formats have more relaxed requirements as discussed
<<features-formats-depth-stencil,below>>.
Each format has an _element size_, the number of bytes used to stored one
element or one compressed block, with the value of the element size listed
in slink:VkFormat.
The representation of non-packed formats is that the first component
specified in the name of the format is in the lowest memory addresses and
the last component specified is in the highest memory addresses.
See <<features-formats-non-packed,Byte mappings for non-packed/compressed
color formats>>.
The in-memory ordering of bytes within a component is determined by the host
endianness.
[[features-formats-non-packed]]
.Byte mappings for non-packed/compressed color formats
[options="header",cols="16*1,23",width="100%"]
|====
>|0 >|1 >|2 >|3 >|4 >|5 >|6 >|7 >|8 >|9 >|10 >|11 >|12 >|13 >|14 >|15 ^| {leftarrow} Byte
^|R 16+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R8_*
^|R ^|G 15+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_*
^|R ^|G ^|B 14+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_*
^|B ^|G ^|R 14+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_*
^|R ^|G ^|B ^|A 13+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_*
^|B ^|G ^|R ^|A 13+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_*
2+^|R 15+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R16_*
2+^|R 2+^|G 13+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_*
2+^|R 2+^|G 2+^|B 11+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_*
2+^|R 2+^|G 2+^|B 2+^|A 9+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_*
4+^|R 13+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R32_*
4+^|R 4+^|G 9+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_*
4+^|R 4+^|G 4+^|B 5+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_*
4+^|R 4+^|G 4+^|B 4+^|A >s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_*
8+^|R 9+>s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R64_*
8+^|R 8+^|G >s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_*
17+^s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_* as etext:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_* but with B in bytes 16-23
17+^s|etext:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_* as etext:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_* but with A in bytes 24-31
|====
Packed formats store multiple components within one underlying type.
The bit representation is that the first component specified in the name of
the format is in the most-significant bits and the last component specified
is in the least-significant bits of the underlying type.
The in-memory ordering of bytes comprising the underlying type is determined
by the host endianness.
[[features-formats-packed-8-bit]]
.Bit mappings for packed 8-bit formats
[options="header",cols="24h,8*1",width="80%"]
|====
^| Bit {rightarrow} >| 7 >| 6 >| 5 >| 4 >| 3 >| 2 >| 1 >| 0
^| ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8
^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
|====
[[features-formats-packed-16-bit]]
.Bit mappings for packed 16-bit formats
[options="header",cols="18h,16*1",width="100%"]
|====
^| Bit {rightarrow} >| 15 >| 14 >| 13 >| 12 >| 11 >| 10 >| 9 >| 8 >| 7 >| 6 >| 5 >| 4 >| 3 >| 2 >| 1 >| 0
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16
^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
^| A~3~ ^| A~2~ ^| A~1~ ^| A~0~
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16
^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| A~3~ ^| A~2~ ^| A~1~ ^| A~0~
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16
^| R~4~ ^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| G~5~ ^| G~4~ ^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| B~4~ ^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16
^| B~4~ ^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
^| G~5~ ^| G~4~ ^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| R~4~ ^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16
^| R~4~ ^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| G~4~ ^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| B~4~ ^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
^| A~0~
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16
^| B~4~ ^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
^| G~4~ ^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| R~4~ ^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| A~0~
^|ename:VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16
^| A~0~
^| R~4~ ^| R~3~ ^| R~2~ ^| R~1~ ^| R~0~
^| G~4~ ^| G~3~ ^| G~2~ ^| G~1~ ^| G~0~
^| B~4~ ^| B~3~ ^| B~2~ ^| B~1~ ^| B~0~
|====
// N.B. This table is slightly too wide to fit - we cheat by not drawing the grid lines so we cannot see...
[[features-formats-packed-32-bit]]
.Bit mappings for packed 32-bit formats
[cols="32*1",frame="none",grid="rows",options="header"]
|====
>|31 >|30 >|29 >|28 >|27 >|26 >|25 >|24 >|23 >|22 >|21 >|20 >|19 >|18 >|17 >|16
>|15 >|14 >|13 >|12 >|11 >|10 >|9 >|8 >|7 >|6 >|5 >|4 >|3 >|2 >|1 >|0
32+^s|etext:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_*_PACK32
^|A~7~ ^|A~6~ ^|A~5~ ^|A~4~
^|A~3~ ^|A~2~ ^|A~1~ ^|A~0~
^|B~7~ ^|B~6~ ^|B~5~ ^|B~4~
^|B~3~ ^|B~2~ ^|B~1~ ^|B~0~
^|G~7~ ^|G~6~ ^|G~5~ ^|G~4~
^|G~3~ ^|G~2~ ^|G~1~ ^|G~0~
^|R~7~ ^|R~6~ ^|R~5~ ^|R~4~
^|R~3~ ^|R~2~ ^|R~1~ ^|R~0~
32+^s|etext:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_*_PACK32
^|A~1~ ^|A~0~
^|R~9~ ^|R~8~ ^|R~7~ ^|R~6~ ^|R~5~
^|R~4~ ^|R~3~ ^|R~2~ ^|R~1~ ^|R~0~
^|G~9~ ^|G~8~ ^|G~7~ ^|G~6~ ^|G~5~
^|G~4~ ^|G~3~ ^|G~2~ ^|G~1~ ^|G~0~
^|B~9~ ^|B~8~ ^|B~7~ ^|B~6~ ^|B~5~
^|B~4~ ^|B~3~ ^|B~2~ ^|B~1~ ^|B~0~
32+^s|etext:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_*_PACK32
^|A~1~ ^|A~0~
^|B~9~ ^|B~8~ ^|B~7~ ^|B~6~ ^|B~5~
^|B~4~ ^|B~3~ ^|B~2~ ^|B~1~ ^|B~0~
^|G~9~ ^|G~8~ ^|G~7~ ^|G~6~ ^|G~5~
^|G~4~ ^|G~3~ ^|G~2~ ^|G~1~ ^|G~0~
^|R~9~ ^|R~8~ ^|R~7~ ^|R~6~ ^|R~5~
^|R~4~ ^|R~3~ ^|R~2~ ^|R~1~ ^|R~0~
32+^s|ename:VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32
^|B~9~ ^|B~8~ ^|B~7~ ^|B~6~ ^|B~5~
^|B~4~ ^|B~3~ ^|B~2~ ^|B~1~ ^|B~0~
^|G~10~ ^|G~9~ ^|G~8~ ^|G~7~ ^|G~6~ ^|G~5~
^|G~4~ ^|G~3~ ^|G~2~ ^|G~1~ ^|G~0~
^|R~10~ ^|R~9~ ^|R~8~ ^|R~7~ ^|R~6~ ^|R~5~
^|R~4~ ^|R~3~ ^|R~2~ ^|R~1~ ^|R~0~
32+^s|ename:VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32
^|E~4~ ^|E~3~ ^|E~2~ ^|E~1~ ^|E~0~
^|B~8~ ^|B~7~ ^|B~6~ ^|B~5~
^|B~4~ ^|B~3~ ^|B~2~ ^|B~1~ ^|B~0~
^|G~8~ ^|G~7~ ^|G~6~ ^|G~5~
^|G~4~ ^|G~3~ ^|G~2~ ^|G~1~ ^|G~0~
^|R~8~ ^|R~7~ ^|R~6~ ^|R~5~
^|R~4~ ^|R~3~ ^|R~2~ ^|R~1~ ^|R~0~
32+^s|ename:VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32
^|X~7~ ^|X~6~ ^|X~5~ ^|X~4~
^|X~3~ ^|X~2~ ^|X~1~ ^|X~0~
^|D~23~ ^|D~22~ ^|D~21~ ^|D~20~
^|D~19~ ^|D~18~ ^|D~17~ ^|D~16~
^|D~15~ ^|D~14~ ^|D~13~ ^|D~12~
^|D~11~ ^|D~10~ ^|D~9~ ^|D~8~
^|D~7~ ^|D~6~ ^|D~5~ ^|D~4~
^|D~3~ ^|D~2~ ^|D~1~ ^|D~0~
|====
[[features-formats-depth-stencil]]
==== Depth/Stencil Formats
Depth/stencil formats are considered opaque and need not be stored in the
exact number of bits per texel or component ordering indicated by the format
enum.
However, implementations must: not substitute a different depth or stencil
precision than that described in the format (e.g. D16 must: not be
implemented as D24 or D32).
[[features-formats-compatibility-classes]]
==== Format Compatibility Classes
Uncompressed color formats are _compatible_ with each other if they occupy
the same number of bits per data element.
Compressed color formats are compatible with each other if the only
difference between them is the numerical type of the uncompressed pixels
(e.g. signed vs.
unsigned, or SRGB vs.
UNORM encoding).
Each depth/stencil format is only compatible with itself.
In the <<features-formats-compatibility,following>> table, all the formats
in the same row are compatible.
[[features-formats-compatibility]]
.Compatible formats
[width="80%",cols="4,10",options="header"]
|====
| Class | Formats
| 8-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB
| 16-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT
| 24-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB
| 32-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32
| 48-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT
| 64-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT
| 96-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT
| 128-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT
| 192-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT
| 256-bit | ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT
| BC1_RGB | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK
| BC1_RGBA | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK
| BC2 | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK
| BC3 | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK
| BC4 | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK
| BC5 | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK
| BC6H | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK
| BC7 | ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK
| ETC2_RGB | ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK
| ETC2_RGBA | ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK
| ETC2_EAC_RGBA | ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK
| EAC_R | ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK
| EAC_RG | ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK
| ASTC_4x4 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_5x4 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_5x5 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_6x5 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_6x6 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_8x5 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_8x6 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_8x8 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_10x5 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_10x6 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_10x8 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_10x10 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_12x10 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK
| ASTC_12x12 | ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK, +
ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK
| D16 | ename:VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM
| D24 | ename:VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32
| D32 | ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT
| S8 | ename:VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT
| D16S8 | ename:VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT
| D24S8 | ename:VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT
| D32S8 | ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT
|====
[[features-formats-properties]]
=== Format Properties
// refBegin vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties Lists physical device's format capabilities
To query supported format features which are properties of the physical
device, call:
include::../api/protos/vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties.txt[]
* pname:physicalDevice is the physical device from which to query the
format properties.
* pname:format is the format whose properties are queried.
* pname:pFormatProperties is a pointer to a slink:VkFormatProperties
structure in which physical device properties for pname:format are
returned.
include::../validity/protos/vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties.txt[]
// refBegin VkFormatProperties Structure specifying image format properties
The sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits structure is defined as:
include::../api/structs/VkFormatProperties.txt[]
* pname:linearTilingFeatures describes the features supported by
ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR.
* pname:optimalTilingFeatures describes the features supported by
ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL.
* pname:bufferFeatures describes the features supported by buffers.
Supported features are described as a set of elink:VkFormatFeatureFlagBits:
// refBegin VkFormatFeatureFlagBits Bitmask specifying features supported by a buffer
include::../api/enums/VkFormatFeatureFlagBits.txt[]
The pname:linearTilingFeatures and pname:optimalTilingFeatures members of
the sname:VkFormatProperties structure describe what features are supported
by ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR and ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL images,
respectively.
The following bits may: be set in pname:linearTilingFeatures and
pname:optimalTilingFeatures, indicating they are supported by images or
image views created with the queried
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties::pname:format:
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT::
sname:VkImageView can: be sampled from.
See <<descriptorsets-sampledimage, sampled images>> section.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT::
sname:VkImageView can: be used as storage image.
See <<descriptorsets-storageimage, storage images>> section.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT::
sname:VkImageView can: be used as storage image that supports atomic
operations.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT::
sname:VkImageView can: be used as a framebuffer color attachment and as
an input attachment.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT::
sname:VkImageView can: be used as a framebuffer color attachment that
supports blending and as an input attachment.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT::
sname:VkImageView can: be used as a framebuffer depth/stencil attachment
and as an input attachment.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT::
sname:VkImage can: be used as pname:srcImage for the
fname:vkCmdBlitImage command.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT::
sname:VkImage can: be used as pname:dstImage for the
fname:vkCmdBlitImage command.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT::
If ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT is also set,
sname:VkImageView can: be used with a sampler that has either of
pname:magFilter or pname:minFilter set to ename:VK_FILTER_LINEAR, or
pname:mipmapMode set to ename:VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR.
If ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT is also set, sname:VkImage can
be used as the pname:srcImage to flink:vkCmdBlitImage with a
pname:filter of ename:VK_FILTER_LINEAR.
This bit must: only be exposed for formats that also support the
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT or
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT.
+
If the format being queried is a depth/stencil format, this bit only
indicates that the depth aspect (not the stencil aspect) of an image of
this format supports linear filtering, and that linear filtering of the
depth aspect is supported whether depth compare is enabled in the
sampler or not.
If this bit is not present, linear filtering with depth compare disabled
is unsupported and linear filtering with depth compare enabled is
supported, but may: compute the filtered value in an
implementation-dependent manner which differs from the normal rules of
linear filtering.
The resulting value must: be in the range [eq]#[0,1]# and should: be
proportional to, or a weighted average of, the number of comparison
passes or failures.
ifdef::VK_IMG_filter_cubic[]
include::VK_IMG_filter_cubic/filter_cubic_sampled_bit_description.txt[]
endif::VK_IMG_filter_cubic[]
The following features may: appear in pname:bufferFeatures, indicating they
are supported by buffers or buffer views created with the queried
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties::pname:format:
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT::
Format can: be used to create a sname:VkBufferView that can: be bound to
a ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT::
Format can: be used to create a sname:VkBufferView that can: be bound to
a ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT::
Atomic operations are supported on
ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER with this format.
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT::
Format can: be used as a vertex attribute format
(sname:VkVertexInputAttributeDescription::pname:format).
[NOTE]
.Note
====
If no format feature flags are supported, then the only possible use would
be image transfers - which alone are not useful.
As such, if no format feature flags are supported, the format itself is not
supported, and images of that format cannot be created.
====
If pname:format is a block-compression format, then buffers must: not
support any features for the format.
include::../validity/structs/VkFormatProperties.txt[]
[[features-required-format-support]]
=== Required Format Support
Implementations must: support at least the following set of features on the
listed formats.
For images, these features must: be supported for every elink:VkImageType
(including arrayed and cube variants) unless otherwise noted.
These features are supported on existing formats without needing to
advertise an extension or needing to explicitly enable them.
Support for additional functionality beyond the requirements listed here is
queried using the flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties command.
The following tables show which feature bits must: be supported for each
format.
.Key for format feature tables
[width="70%",cols="1,10"]
|====
^|{sym1} | This feature must: be supported on the named format
^|{sym2} | This feature must: be supported on at least some
of the named formats, with more information in the table
where the symbol appears
|====
.Feature bits in pname:optimalTilingFeatures
[width="70%"]
|====
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT
|====
.Feature bits in pname:bufferFeatures
[width="70%"]
|====
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT
|ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-subbyte]]
.Mandatory format support: sub-byte channels
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | |
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-2byte]]
.Mandatory format support: 1-3 byte-sized channels
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-4byte]]
.Mandatory format support: 4 byte-sized channels
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | |
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-10bit]]
.Mandatory format support: 10-bit channels
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-16bit]]
.Mandatory format support: 16-bit channels
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-32bit]]
.Mandatory format support: 32-bit channels
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT | | | | | | | | | | {sym1} | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | {sym1} | | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} |
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-64bit]]
.Mandatory format support: 64-bit/uneven channels and depth/stencil
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | | {sym1} | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32 | {sym1} | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | {sym1} | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 | | | | | | | | | {sym2} | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT | {sym1} | {sym1} | | | | | | | {sym2} | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT | | | | | | | | | {sym2} | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT | | | | | | | | | {sym2} | | | |
14+| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT feature must: be
supported for at least one of ename:VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 and
ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT, and must: be supported for at least one of
ename:VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT and ename:VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT.
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-bcn]]
.Mandatory format support: BC compressed formats with elink:VkImageType ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
14+|The ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT,
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT and
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT features must: be
supported in pname:optimalTilingFeatures for all the formats in at least
one of: this table, <<features-formats-mandatory-features-etc>>, or
<<features-formats-mandatory-features-astc>>.
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-etc]]
.Mandatory format support: ETC2 and EAC compressed formats with elink:VkImageType ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
14+|The ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT,
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT and
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT features must: be
supported in pname:optimalTilingFeatures for all the formats in at least
one of: this table, <<features-formats-mandatory-features-bcn>>, or
<<features-formats-mandatory-features-astc>>.
|====
<<<
[[features-formats-mandatory-features-astc]]
.Mandatory format support: ASTC LDR compressed formats with elink:VkImageType ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D
[width="100%",cols="62,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1,^1",options="unbreakable"]
|====
14+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
13+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .13+^.^| {downarrow}
12+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT .12+^.^| {downarrow}
11+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT .11+^.^| {downarrow}
10+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT .10+^.^| {downarrow}
9+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT .9+^.^| {downarrow}
8+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT .8+^.^| {downarrow}
7+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT .7+^.^| {downarrow}
6+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT .6+^.^| {downarrow}
5+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT .5+^.^| {downarrow}
4+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT .4+^.^| {downarrow}
3+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT .3+^.^| {downarrow}
2+>| ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT .2+^.^| {downarrow}
s| Format ^.^| {downarrow}
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
| ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK | {sym2} | {sym2} | {sym2} | | | | | | | | | |
14+|The ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT,
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT and
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT features must: be
supported in pname:optimalTilingFeatures for all the formats in at least
one of: this table, <<features-formats-mandatory-features-bcn>>, or
<<features-formats-mandatory-features-etc>>.
|====
ifdef::VK_IMG_filter_cubic[]
include::VK_IMG_filter_cubic/supported_formats.txt[]
endif::VK_IMG_filter_cubic[]
== Additional Image Capabilities
In addition to the minimum capabilities described in the previous sections
(<<features-limits,Limits>> and <<features-formats,Formats>>),
implementations may: support additional capabilities for certain types of
images.
For example, larger dimensions or additional sample counts for certain image
types, or additional capabilities for _linear_ tiling format images.
// refBegin vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties Lists physical device's image format capabilities
To query additional capabilities specific to image types, call:
include::../api/protos/vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties.txt[]
* pname:physicalDevice is the physical device from which to query the
image capabilities.
* pname:format is the image format, corresponding to
slink:VkImageCreateInfo::pname:format.
* pname:type is the image type, corresponding to
slink:VkImageCreateInfo::pname:imageType.
* pname:tiling is the image tiling, corresponding to
slink:VkImageCreateInfo::pname:tiling.
* pname:usage is the intended usage of the image, corresponding to
slink:VkImageCreateInfo::pname:usage.
* pname:flags is a bitmask describing additional parameters of the image,
corresponding to slink:VkImageCreateInfo::pname:flags.
* pname:pImageFormatProperties points to an instance of the
slink:VkImageFormatProperties structure in which capabilities are
returned.
The pname:format, pname:type, pname:tiling, pname:usage, and pname:flags
parameters correspond to parameters that would be consumed by
flink:vkCreateImage (as members of sname:VkImageCreateInfo).
If pname:format is not a supported image format, or if the combination of
pname:format, pname:type, pname:tiling, pname:usage, and pname:flags is not
supported for images, then fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties
returns ename:VK_ERROR_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED.
The limitations on an image format that are reported by
fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties have the following property:
if code:usage1 and code:usage2 of type elink:VkImageUsageFlags are such that
the bits set in code:usage1 are a subset of the bits set in code:usage2, and
code:flags1 and code:flags2 of type elink:VkImageCreateFlags are such that
the bits set in code:flags1 are a subset of the bits set in code:flags2,
then the limitations for code:usage1 and code:flags1 must: be no more strict
than the limitations for code:usage2 and code:flags2, for all values of
pname:format, pname:type, and pname:tiling.
include::../validity/protos/vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties.txt[]
// refBegin VkImageFormatProperties Structure specifying a image format properties
The sname:VkImageFormatProperties structure is defined as:
include::../api/structs/VkImageFormatProperties.txt[]
* pname:maxExtent are the maximum image dimensions.
See the <<features-extentperimagetype,Allowed Extent Values>> section
below for how these values are constrained by pname:type.
* pname:maxMipLevels is the maximum number of mipmap levels.
pname:maxMipLevels must: either be equal to 1 (valid only if
pname:tiling is ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR) or be equal to
[eq]#{lceil}log~2~(max(pname:width, pname:height, pname:depth)){rceil}
{plus} 1#.
[eq]#pname:width#, [eq]#pname:height#, and [eq]#pname:depth# are taken
from the corresponding members of pname:maxExtent.
* pname:maxArrayLayers is the maximum number of array layers.
pname:maxArrayLayers must: either be equal to 1 or be greater than or
equal to the pname:maxImageArrayLayers member of
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.
A value of 1 is valid only if pname:tiling is
ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR or if pname:type is ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D.
* pname:sampleCounts is a bitmask of elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits
specifying all the supported sample counts for this image as described
<<features-supported-sample-counts, below>>.
* pname:maxResourceSize is an upper bound on the total image size in
bytes, inclusive of all image subresources.
Implementations may: have an address space limit on total size of a
resource, which is advertised by this property.
pname:maxResourceSize must: be at least 2^31^.
[NOTE]
.Note
====
There is no mechanism to query the size of an image before creating it, to
compare that size against pname:maxResourceSize.
If an application attempts to create an image that exceeds this limit, the
creation will fail or the image will be invalid.
While the advertised limit must: be at least 2^31^, it may: not be possible
to create an image that approaches that size, particularly for
ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_1D.
====
If the combination of parameters to
fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties is not supported by the
implementation for use in flink:vkCreateImage, then all members of
sname:VkImageFormatProperties will be filled with zero.
include::../validity/structs/VkImageFormatProperties.txt[]
ifdef::VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities[]
include::./VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities/external_image_format.txt[]
endif::VK_NV_external_memory_capabilities[]
[[features-supported-sample-counts]]
=== Supported Sample Counts
fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties returns a bitmask of
elink:VkSampleCountFlagBits in pname:sampleCounts specifying the supported
sample counts for the image parameters.
pname:sampleCounts will be set to ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT if at least
one of the following conditions is true:
* pname:tiling is ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR
* pname:type is not ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D
* pname:flags contains ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT
* Neither the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT flag nor the
ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT flag in
sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures returned by
flink:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties is set
Otherwise, the bits set in pname:sampleCounts will be the sample counts
supported for the specified values of pname:usage and pname:format.
For each bit set in pname:usage, the supported sample counts relate to the
limits in sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits as follows:
* If pname:usage includes ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT, a
superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:framebufferColorSampleCounts
* If pname:usage includes
ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT, and pname:format
includes a depth aspect, a superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:framebufferDepthSampleCounts
* If pname:usage includes
ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT, and pname:format
includes a stencil aspect, a superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:framebufferStencilSampleCounts
* If pname:usage includes ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and
pname:format includes a color aspect, a superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:sampledImageColorSampleCounts
* If pname:usage includes ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and
pname:format includes a depth aspect, a superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:sampledImageDepthSampleCounts
* If pname:usage includes ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, and
pname:format is an integer format, a superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:sampledImageIntegerSampleCounts
* If pname:usage includes ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT, a superset of
sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:storageImageSampleCounts
If multiple bits are set in pname:usage, pname:sampleCounts will be the
intersection of the per-usage values described above.
If none of the bits described above are set in pname:usage, then there is no
corresponding limit in sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.
In this case, pname:sampleCounts must: include at least
ename:VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT.
[[features-extentperimagetype]]
=== Allowed Extent Values Based On Image Type
For ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_1D:
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.width {leq}
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.pname:maxImageDimension1D#
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.height = 1#
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.depth = 1#
For ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D:
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.width {leq}
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.pname:maxImageDimension2D#
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.height {leq}
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.pname:maxImageDimension2D#
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.depth = 1#
For ename:VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D:
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.width {leq}
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.pname:maxImageDimension3D#
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.height {leq}
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.pname:maxImageDimension3D#
* [eq]#pname:maxExtent.depth {leq}
slink:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits.pname:maxImageDimension3D#
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