# VK_VERSION_1_3(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_VERSION_1_3 - Vulkan version 1.3

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## Description

Vulkan Version 1.3 promoted a number of key extensions into the core API:

- VK_KHR_copy_commands2

- VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering

- VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2

- VK_KHR_maintenance4

- VK_KHR_shader_integer_dot_product

- VK_KHR_shader_non_semantic_info

- VK_KHR_shader_terminate_invocation

- VK_KHR_synchronization2

- VK_KHR_zero_initialize_workgroup_memory

- VK_EXT_4444_formats

- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state

- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2

- VK_EXT_image_robustness

- VK_EXT_inline_uniform_block

- VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control

- VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_feedback

- VK_EXT_private_data

- VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation

- VK_EXT_subgroup_size_control

- VK_EXT_texel_buffer_alignment

- VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr

- VK_EXT_tooling_info

- VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats

All differences in behavior between these extensions and the corresponding Vulkan 1.3 functionality are summarized below.

Differences Relative to `VK_EXT_4444_formats`

  If the `VK_EXT_4444_formats` extension is not supported, support for all formats defined by it are optional in Vulkan 1.3. There are no members in the VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features structure corresponding to the VkPhysicalDevice4444FormatsFeaturesEXT structure.

Differences Relative to `VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state`

  All dynamic state enumerants and commands defined by `VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state` are required in Vulkan 1.3. There are no members in the VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features structure corresponding to the VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicStateFeaturesEXT structure.

Differences Relative to `VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2`

  The optional dynamic state enumerants and commands defined by `VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2` for patch control points and logic op are not promoted in Vulkan 1.3. There are no members in the VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features structure corresponding to the VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT structure.

Differences Relative to `VK_EXT_texel_buffer_alignment`

  The more specific alignment requirements defined by VkPhysicalDeviceTexelBufferAlignmentProperties are required in Vulkan 1.3. There are no members in the VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features structure corresponding to the VkPhysicalDeviceTexelBufferAlignmentFeaturesEXT structure. The `texelBufferAlignment` feature is enabled if using a Vulkan 1.3 instance.

Differences Relative to `VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr`

  If the `VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr` extension is not supported, support for all formats defined by it are optional in Vulkan 1.3. The `textureCompressionASTC_HDR` member of VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features indicates whether a Vulkan 1.3 implementation supports these formats.

Differences Relative to `VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats`

  If the `VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats` extension is not supported, support for all formats defined by it are optional in Vulkan 1.3. There are no members in the VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features structure corresponding to the VkPhysicalDeviceYcbcr2Plane444FormatsFeaturesEXT structure.

Additional Vulkan 1.3 Feature Support

  In addition to the promoted extensions described above, Vulkan 1.3 added required support for:

  - SPIR-V version 1.6

    - SPIR-V 1.6 deprecates (but does not remove) the `WorkgroupSize` decoration.

  - The `bufferDeviceAddress` feature which indicates support for accessing memory in shaders as storage buffers via vkGetBufferDeviceAddress.

  - The `vulkanMemoryModel` and `vulkanMemoryModelDeviceScope` features, which indicate support for the corresponding Vulkan Memory Model capabilities.

  - The `maxInlineUniformTotalSize` limit is added to provide the total size of all inline uniform block bindings in a pipeline layout.

### New Macros

- VK_API_VERSION_1_3

### New Base Types

- VkFlags64

### New Object Types

- VkPrivateDataSlot

### New Commands

- vkCmdBeginRendering

- vkCmdBindVertexBuffers2

- vkCmdBlitImage2

- vkCmdCopyBuffer2

- vkCmdCopyBufferToImage2

- vkCmdCopyImage2

- vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer2

- vkCmdEndRendering

- vkCmdPipelineBarrier2

- vkCmdResetEvent2

- vkCmdResolveImage2

- vkCmdSetCullMode

- vkCmdSetDepthBiasEnable

- vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable

- vkCmdSetDepthCompareOp

- vkCmdSetDepthTestEnable

- vkCmdSetDepthWriteEnable

- vkCmdSetEvent2

- vkCmdSetFrontFace

- vkCmdSetPrimitiveRestartEnable

- vkCmdSetPrimitiveTopology

- vkCmdSetRasterizerDiscardEnable

- vkCmdSetScissorWithCount

- vkCmdSetStencilOp

- vkCmdSetStencilTestEnable

- vkCmdSetViewportWithCount

- vkCmdWaitEvents2

- vkCmdWriteTimestamp2

- vkCreatePrivateDataSlot

- vkDestroyPrivateDataSlot

- vkGetDeviceBufferMemoryRequirements

- vkGetDeviceImageMemoryRequirements

- vkGetDeviceImageSparseMemoryRequirements

- vkGetPhysicalDeviceToolProperties

- vkGetPrivateData

- vkQueueSubmit2

- vkSetPrivateData

### New Structures

- VkBlitImageInfo2

- VkBufferCopy2

- VkBufferImageCopy2

- VkBufferMemoryBarrier2

- VkCommandBufferSubmitInfo

- VkCopyBufferInfo2

- VkCopyBufferToImageInfo2

- VkCopyImageInfo2

- VkCopyImageToBufferInfo2

- VkDependencyInfo

- VkDeviceBufferMemoryRequirements

- VkDeviceImageMemoryRequirements

- VkImageBlit2

- VkImageCopy2

- VkImageMemoryBarrier2

- VkImageResolve2

- VkPhysicalDeviceToolProperties

- VkPipelineCreationFeedback

- VkPrivateDataSlotCreateInfo

- VkRenderingAttachmentInfo

- VkRenderingInfo

- VkResolveImageInfo2

- VkSemaphoreSubmitInfo

- VkSubmitInfo2

- Extending VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo:

  - VkCommandBufferInheritanceRenderingInfo

- Extending VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo:

  - VkDescriptorPoolInlineUniformBlockCreateInfo

- Extending VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkDevicePrivateDataCreateInfo

- Extending VkFormatProperties2:

  - VkFormatProperties3

- Extending VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo:

  - VkPipelineRenderingCreateInfo

- Extending VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo, VkComputePipelineCreateInfo, VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoNV, VkRayTracingPipelineCreateInfoKHR, VkExecutionGraphPipelineCreateInfoAMDX, VkDataGraphPipelineCreateInfoARM:

  - VkPipelineCreationFeedbackCreateInfo

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceDynamicRenderingFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceImageRobustnessFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceInlineUniformBlockFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMaintenance4Features

  - VkPhysicalDevicePipelineCreationCacheControlFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDevicePrivateDataFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderDemoteToHelperInvocationFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderIntegerDotProductFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderTerminateInvocationFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupSizeControlFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceSynchronization2Features

  - VkPhysicalDeviceTextureCompressionASTCHDRFeatures

  - VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features

  - VkPhysicalDeviceZeroInitializeWorkgroupMemoryFeatures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceInlineUniformBlockProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMaintenance4Properties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceShaderIntegerDotProductProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupSizeControlProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceTexelBufferAlignmentProperties

  - VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Properties

- Extending VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo, VkShaderCreateInfoEXT:

  - VkPipelineShaderStageRequiredSubgroupSizeCreateInfo

- Extending VkSubpassDependency2:

  - VkMemoryBarrier2

- Extending VkWriteDescriptorSet:

  - VkWriteDescriptorSetInlineUniformBlock

### New Enums

- VkAccessFlagBits2

- VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2

- VkPipelineCreationFeedbackFlagBits

- VkPipelineStageFlagBits2

- VkRenderingFlagBits

- VkSubmitFlagBits

- VkToolPurposeFlagBits

### New Bitmasks

- VkAccessFlags2

- VkFormatFeatureFlags2

- VkPipelineCreationFeedbackFlags

- VkPipelineStageFlags2

- VkPrivateDataSlotCreateFlags

- VkRenderingFlags

- VkSubmitFlags

- VkToolPurposeFlags

### New Enum Constants

- Extending VkAccessFlagBits:

  - `VK_ACCESS_NONE`

- Extending VkAttachmentStoreOp:

  - `VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_NONE`

- Extending VkDescriptorType:

  - `VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK`

- Extending VkDynamicState:

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_CULL_MODE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BIAS_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BOUNDS_TEST_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_COMPARE_OP`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_TEST_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_WRITE_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_FRONT_FACE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_PRIMITIVE_RESTART_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_RASTERIZER_DISCARD_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR_WITH_COUNT`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_OP`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_STENCIL_TEST_ENABLE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VERTEX_INPUT_BINDING_STRIDE`

  - `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT_WITH_COUNT`

- Extending VkEventCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_EVENT_CREATE_DEVICE_ONLY_BIT`

- Extending VkFormat:

  - `VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM`

  - `VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM`

- Extending VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2:

  - `VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT`

- Extending VkImageAspectFlagBits:

  - `VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_NONE`

- Extending VkImageLayout:

  - `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL`

  - `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL`

- Extending VkObjectType:

  - `VK_OBJECT_TYPE_PRIVATE_DATA_SLOT`

- Extending VkPipelineCacheCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_EXTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT`

- Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_EARLY_RETURN_ON_FAILURE_BIT`

  - `VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_FAIL_ON_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED_BIT`

- Extending VkPipelineShaderStageCreateFlagBits:

  - `VK_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_ALLOW_VARYING_SUBGROUP_SIZE_BIT`

  - `VK_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_REQUIRE_FULL_SUBGROUPS_BIT`

- Extending VkPipelineStageFlagBits:

  - `VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_NONE`

- Extending VkResult:

  - `VK_PIPELINE_COMPILE_REQUIRED`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BLIT_IMAGE_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_COPY_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_IMAGE_COPY_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_MEMORY_BARRIER_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_INHERITANCE_RENDERING_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_SUBMIT_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_BUFFER_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_BUFFER_TO_IMAGE_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_IMAGE_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COPY_IMAGE_TO_BUFFER_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEPENDENCY_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_BUFFER_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_IMAGE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_PRIVATE_DATA_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_3`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_BLIT_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_COPY_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_RESOLVE_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_BARRIER_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DYNAMIC_RENDERING_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_IMAGE_ROBUSTNESS_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_4_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MAINTENANCE_4_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PIPELINE_CREATION_CACHE_CONTROL_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PRIVATE_DATA_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_DEMOTE_TO_HELPER_INVOCATION_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_INTEGER_DOT_PRODUCT_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_INTEGER_DOT_PRODUCT_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_TERMINATE_INVOCATION_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SYNCHRONIZATION_2_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TEXTURE_COMPRESSION_ASTC_HDR_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TOOL_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_3_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_3_PROPERTIES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ZERO_INITIALIZE_WORKGROUP_MEMORY_FEATURES`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_CREATION_FEEDBACK_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RENDERING_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_REQUIRED_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRIVATE_DATA_SLOT_CREATE_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDERING_ATTACHMENT_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDERING_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RESOLVE_IMAGE_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_SUBMIT_INFO`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO_2`

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_INLINE_UNIFORM_BLOCK`

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VK_VERSION_1_1, VK_VERSION_1_2, VK_VERSION_1_4

## 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

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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0