VK_VERSION_1_1(3)

# VK_VERSION_1_1(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_VERSION_1_1 - Vulkan version 1.1

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## Description

Vulkan Version 1.1 promoted a number of key extensions into the core API:

- VK_KHR_16bit_storage

- VK_KHR_bind_memory2

- VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation

- VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template

- VK_KHR_device_group

- VK_KHR_device_group_creation

- VK_KHR_external_fence

- VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities

- VK_KHR_external_memory

- VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities

- VK_KHR_external_semaphore

- VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities

- VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2

- VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2

- VK_KHR_maintenance1

- VK_KHR_maintenance2

- VK_KHR_maintenance3

- VK_KHR_multiview

- VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout

- VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion

- VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters

- VK_KHR_storage_buffer_storage_class

- VK_KHR_variable_pointers

All differences in behavior between these extensions and the corresponding Vulkan 1.1 functionality are summarized in the Vulkan 1.1 specification appendix.

### New Macros

- VK_API_VERSION_1_1

### New Object Types

- VkDescriptorUpdateTemplate

- VkSamplerYcbcrConversion

### New Commands

- vkBindBufferMemory2

- vkBindImageMemory2

- vkCmdDispatchBase

- vkCmdSetDeviceMask

- vkCreateDescriptorUpdateTemplate

- vkCreateSamplerYcbcrConversion

- vkDestroyDescriptorUpdateTemplate

- vkDestroySamplerYcbcrConversion

- vkEnumerateInstanceVersion

- vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroups

- vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements2

- vkGetDescriptorSetLayoutSupport

- vkGetDeviceGroupPeerMemoryFeatures

- vkGetDeviceQueue2

- vkGetImageMemoryRequirements2

- vkGetImageSparseMemoryRequirements2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceExternalBufferProperties

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceExternalFenceProperties

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceExternalSemaphoreProperties

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties2

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceSparseImageFormatProperties2

- vkTrimCommandPool

- vkUpdateDescriptorSetWithTemplate

### New Structures

- VkBindBufferMemoryInfo

- VkBindImageMemoryInfo

- VkBufferMemoryRequirementsInfo2

- VkDescriptorSetLayoutSupport

- VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateCreateInfo

- VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateEntry

- VkDeviceQueueInfo2

- VkExternalBufferProperties

- VkExternalFenceProperties

- VkExternalMemoryProperties

- VkExternalSemaphoreProperties

- VkFormatProperties2

- VkImageFormatProperties2

- VkImageMemoryRequirementsInfo2

- VkImageSparseMemoryRequirementsInfo2

- VkInputAttachmentAspectReference

- VkMemoryRequirements2

- VkPhysicalDeviceExternalBufferInfo

- VkPhysicalDeviceExternalFenceInfo

- VkPhysicalDeviceExternalSemaphoreInfo

- VkPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties

- VkPhysicalDeviceImageFormatInfo2

- VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties2

- VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2

- VkPhysicalDeviceSparseImageFormatInfo2

- VkQueueFamilyProperties2

- VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo

- VkSparseImageFormatProperties2

- VkSparseImageMemoryRequirements2

- Extending VkBindBufferMemoryInfo:

  - VkBindBufferMemoryDeviceGroupInfo

- Extending VkBindImageMemoryInfo:

  - VkBindImageMemoryDeviceGroupInfo

  - VkBindImagePlaneMemoryInfo

- Extending VkBindSparseInfo:

  - VkDeviceGroupBindSparseInfo

- Extending VkBufferCreateInfo:

  - VkExternalMemoryBufferCreateInfo

- Extending VkCommandBufferBeginInfo:

  - VkDeviceGroupCommandBufferBeginInfo

- Extending VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkDeviceGroupDeviceCreateInfo

  - VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2

- Extending VkFenceCreateInfo:

  - VkExportFenceCreateInfo

- Extending VkImageCreateInfo:

  - VkExternalMemoryImageCreateInfo

- Extending VkImageFormatProperties2:

  - VkExternalImageFormatProperties

  - VkSamplerYcbcrConversionImageFormatProperties

- Extending VkImageMemoryRequirementsInfo2:

  - VkImagePlaneMemoryRequirementsInfo

- Extending VkImageViewCreateInfo:

  - VkImageViewUsageCreateInfo

- Extending VkMemoryAllocateInfo:

  - VkExportMemoryAllocateInfo

  - VkMemoryAllocateFlagsInfo

  - VkMemoryDedicatedAllocateInfo

- Extending VkMemoryRequirements2:

  - VkMemoryDedicatedRequirements

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDevice16BitStorageFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMultiviewFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceProtectedMemoryFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceSamplerYcbcrConversionFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderDrawParameterFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderDrawParametersFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceVariablePointerFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceVariablePointersFeatures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceImageFormatInfo2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceExternalImageFormatInfo

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceIDProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMaintenance3Properties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMultiviewProperties

  - VkPhysicalDevicePointClippingProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceProtectedMemoryProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupProperties

- Extending VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo:

  - VkPipelineTessellationDomainOriginStateCreateInfo

- Extending VkRenderPassBeginInfo, VkRenderingInfo:

  - VkDeviceGroupRenderPassBeginInfo

- Extending VkRenderPassCreateInfo:

  - VkRenderPassInputAttachmentAspectCreateInfo

  - VkRenderPassMultiviewCreateInfo

- Extending VkSamplerCreateInfo, VkImageViewCreateInfo:

  - VkSamplerYcbcrConversionInfo

- Extending VkSemaphoreCreateInfo:

  - VkExportSemaphoreCreateInfo

- Extending VkSubmitInfo:

  - VkDeviceGroupSubmitInfo

  - VkProtectedSubmitInfo

### New Enums

- VkChromaLocation

- VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateType

- VkDeviceQueueCreateFlagBits

- VkExternalFenceFeatureFlagBits

- VkExternalFenceHandleTypeFlagBits

- VkExternalMemoryFeatureFlagBits

- VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlagBits

- VkExternalSemaphoreFeatureFlagBits

- VkExternalSemaphoreHandleTypeFlagBits

- VkFenceImportFlagBits

- VkMemoryAllocateFlagBits

- VkPeerMemoryFeatureFlagBits

- VkPointClippingBehavior

- VkSamplerYcbcrModelConversion

- VkSamplerYcbcrRange

- VkSemaphoreImportFlagBits

- VkSubgroupFeatureFlagBits

- VkTessellationDomainOrigin

### New Bitmasks

- VkCommandPoolTrimFlags

- VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateCreateFlags

- VkExternalFenceFeatureFlags

- VkExternalFenceHandleTypeFlags

- VkExternalMemoryFeatureFlags

- VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlags

- VkExternalSemaphoreFeatureFlags

- VkExternalSemaphoreHandleTypeFlags

- VkFenceImportFlags

- VkMemoryAllocateFlags

- VkPeerMemoryFeatureFlags

- VkSemaphoreImportFlags

- VkSubgroupFeatureFlags

### New Enum Constants

- `VK_LUID_SIZE`

- `VK_MAX_DEVICE_GROUP_SIZE`

- `VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_EXTERNAL`

- Extending VkBufferCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_BUFFER_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT`

- Extending VkCommandPoolCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT`

- Extending VkDependencyFlagBits:

  - `VK_DEPENDENCY_DEVICE_GROUP_BIT`

  - `VK_DEPENDENCY_VIEW_LOCAL_BIT`

- Extending VkDeviceQueueCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT`

- Extending VkFormat:

  - `VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16`

- Extending VkFormatFeatureFlagBits:

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT`

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT`

- Extending VkImageAspectFlagBits:

  - `VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT`

- Extending VkImageCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_2D_ARRAY_COMPATIBLE_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_ALIAS_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_BLOCK_TEXEL_VIEW_COMPATIBLE_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_DISJOINT_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_EXTENDED_USAGE_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT`

  - `VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPLIT_INSTANCE_BIND_REGIONS_BIT`

- Extending VkImageLayout:

  - `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT_STENCIL_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL`

  - `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_READ_ONLY_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL`

- Extending VkMemoryHeapFlagBits:

  - `VK_MEMORY_HEAP_MULTI_INSTANCE_BIT`

- Extending VkMemoryPropertyFlagBits:

  - `VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_PROTECTED_BIT`

- Extending VkObjectType:

  - `VK_OBJECT_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE`

  - `VK_OBJECT_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION`

- Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DISPATCH_BASE`

  - `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_DISPATCH_BASE_BIT`

  - `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_VIEW_INDEX_FROM_DEVICE_INDEX_BIT`

- Extending VkQueueFlagBits:

  - `VK_QUEUE_PROTECTED_BIT`

- Extending VkResult:

  - `VK_ERROR_INVALID_EXTERNAL_HANDLE`

  - `VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_POOL_MEMORY`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_BUFFER_MEMORY_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_DEVICE_GROUP_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_MEMORY_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_SUPPORT`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_BIND_SPARSE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_SUBMIT_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_FENCE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXPORT_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_PLANE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_SPARSE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_USAGE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_FLAGS_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_ALLOCATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_DEDICATED_REQUIREMENTS`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_BUFFER_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_FENCE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ID_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_3_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MEMORY_PROPERTIES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTIVIEW_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_POINT_CLIPPING_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROTECTED_MEMORY_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETERS_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DRAW_PARAMETER_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTERS_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTER_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_TESSELLATION_DOMAIN_ORIGIN_STATE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PROTECTED_SUBMIT_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_QUEUE_FAMILY_PROPERTIES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_ASPECT_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_MULTIVIEW_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_YCBCR_CONVERSION_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SPARSE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2`

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VK_VERSION_1_2, VK_VERSION_1_3

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0