VK_NV_shader_atomic_float16_vector

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Last Modified Date

2024-02-03

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Interactions and External Dependencies

• This extension provides API support for GL_NV_shader_atomic_fp16_vector

Contributors

• Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA

Description

This extension allows a shader to perform atomic add, min, max, and exchange operations on 2- and 4-component vectors of float16. Buffer, workgroup, and image storage classes are all supported.

New Structures

• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceShaderAtomicFloat16VectorFeaturesNV

New Enum Constants

• VK_NV_SHADER_ATOMIC_FLOAT16_VECTOR_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_NV_SHADER_ATOMIC_FLOAT16_VECTOR_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_ATOMIC_FLOAT16_VECTOR_FEATURES_NV

Issues

None.

New SPIR-V Capabilities

• AtomicFloat16VectorNV

Version History

• Revision 1, 2024-02-03 (Jeff Bolz)
  • Internal revisions