# VK_MSFT_layered_driver(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_MSFT_layered_driver - device extension

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## Registered Extension Number

531

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Not ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Vulkan Version 1.1

## Contact

- Jesse Natalie [GitHub]jenatali

## Extension Proposal

VK_MSFT_layered_driver

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2023-06-21

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Jesse Natalie, Microsoft

## Description

This extension adds new physical device properties to allow applications and the Vulkan ICD loader to understand when a physical device is implemented as a layered driver on top of another underlying API.

## New Structures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceLayeredDriverPropertiesMSFT

## New Enums

- VkLayeredDriverUnderlyingApiMSFT

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_MSFT_LAYERED_DRIVER_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_MSFT_LAYERED_DRIVER_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_LAYERED_DRIVER_PROPERTIES_MSFT`

## Examples

None.

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2023-06-21 (Jesse Natalie)

  - Initial revision

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0