vkGetPhysicalDeviceMultisamplePropertiesEXT(3)

# vkGetPhysicalDeviceMultisamplePropertiesEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetPhysicalDeviceMultisamplePropertiesEXT - Report sample count specific multisampling capabilities of a physical device

## C Specification

To query additional multisampling capabilities which may be supported for a specific sample count, beyond the minimum capabilities described for Limits above, call:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_sample_locations
    void vkGetPhysicalDeviceMultisamplePropertiesEXT(
        VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
        VkSampleCountFlagBits                       samples,
        VkMultisamplePropertiesEXT*                 pMultisampleProperties);

## Parameters

- `physicalDevice` is the physical device from which to query the additional multisampling capabilities.

- `samples` is a VkSampleCountFlagBits value specifying the sample count to query capabilities for.

- `pMultisampleProperties` is a pointer to a VkMultisamplePropertiesEXT structure in which information about additional multisampling capabilities specific to the sample count is returned.

## Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceMultisamplePropertiesEXT-samples-parameter
  `samples` must be a valid VkSampleCountFlagBits value

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceMultisamplePropertiesEXT-pMultisampleProperties-parameter
  `pMultisampleProperties` must be a valid pointer to a VkMultisamplePropertiesEXT structure

## See Also

VK_EXT_sample_locations, VkMultisamplePropertiesEXT, VkPhysicalDevice, VkSampleCountFlagBits

## 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.

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