vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(3)

# vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties - Lists physical device's format capabilities

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## C Specification

To query supported format features which are properties of the physical device, call:

Warning | This functionality is deprecated by Vulkan Version 1.1. See Deprecated Functionality for more information.

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    void vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(
        VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
        VkFormat                                    format,
        VkFormatProperties*                         pFormatProperties);

## Parameters

- `physicalDevice` is the physical device from which to query the format properties.

- `format` is the format whose properties are queried.

- `pFormatProperties` is a pointer to a VkFormatProperties structure in which physical device properties for `format` are returned.

## Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties-physicalDevice-parameter
  `physicalDevice` must be a valid VkPhysicalDevice handle

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties-format-parameter
  `format` must be a valid VkFormat value

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties-pFormatProperties-parameter
  `pFormatProperties` must be a valid pointer to a VkFormatProperties structure

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkFormat, VkFormatProperties, VkPhysicalDevice

## 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 2014-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.

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