VK_EXT_multisampled_render_to_swapchain

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Last Modified Date

2025-05-20

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

• Shahbaz Youssefi, Google
• Mike Blumenkrantz, Valve
• James Jones, NVIDIA

Description

This extension adds the equivalent of VK_IMAGE_CREATE_MULTISAMPLED_RENDER_TO_SINGLE_SAMPLED_BIT_EXT to swapchain create flags such that the functionality of the VK_EXT_multisampled_render_to_single_sampled extension can be used with its images.

New Structures

• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceMultisampledRenderToSwapchainFeaturesEXT
• Extending VkSurfaceCapabilities2KHR:
  • VkSwapchainFlagsSurfaceCapabilitiesEXT

New Enum Constants

• VK_EXT_MULTISAMPLED_RENDER_TO_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_EXT_MULTISAMPLED_RENDER_TO_SWAPCHAIN_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTISAMPLED_RENDER_TO_SWAPCHAIN_FEATURES_EXT
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_FLAGS_SURFACE_CAPABILITIES_EXT
• Extending VkSwapchainCreateFlagBitsKHR:
  • VK_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_MULTISAMPLED_RENDER_TO_SINGLE_SAMPLED_BIT_EXT

Version History

• Revision 1, 2025-05-20 (Shahbaz Youssefi)