VK_VERSION_1_3(3)

# VK_VERSION_1_3(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_VERSION_1_3 - Vulkan version 1.3

## 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

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0