# vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures - Reports capabilities of a physical device

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## C Specification

To query supported features, call:

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

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    void vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures(
        VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
        VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures*                   pFeatures);

## Parameters

- `physicalDevice` is the physical device from which to query the supported features.

- `pFeatures` is a pointer to a VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures structure in which the physical device features are returned. For each feature, a value of `VK_TRUE` specifies that the feature is supported on this physical device, and `VK_FALSE` specifies that the feature is not supported.

## Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures-pFeatures-parameter
  `pFeatures` must be a valid pointer to a VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures structure

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkPhysicalDevice, VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures

## 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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