VK_AMD_gpu_shader_int16

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2019-04-11

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Interactions and External Dependencies

• This extension provides API support for GL_AMD_gpu_shader_int16

Contributors

• Daniel Rakos, AMD
• Dominik Witczak, AMD
• Matthaeus G. Chajdas, AMD
• Rex Xu, AMD
• Timothy Lottes, AMD
• Zhi Cai, AMD

Description

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

Deprecation by VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8

Functionality in this extension was included in VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 extension, when VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures::shaderInt16 and VkPhysicalDeviceShaderFloat16Int8FeaturesKHR::shaderFloat16 are enabled.

New Enum Constants

• VK_AMD_GPU_SHADER_INT16_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_AMD_GPU_SHADER_INT16_SPEC_VERSION

Version History

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