VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT(3)

# VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT - Structure specifying conservative raster state

## C Specification

If the `pNext` chain of VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo includes a `VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT` structure, then that structure includes parameters controlling conservative rasterization.

`VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT` is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization
    typedef struct VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT {
        VkStructureType                                           sType;
        const void*                                               pNext;
        VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateFlagsEXT    flags;
        VkConservativeRasterizationModeEXT                        conservativeRasterizationMode;
        float                                                     extraPrimitiveOverestimationSize;
    } VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT;

## Members

- `sType` is a VkStructureType value identifying this structure.

- `pNext` is `NULL` or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

- `flags` is reserved for future use.

- `conservativeRasterizationMode` is the conservative rasterization mode to use.

- `extraPrimitiveOverestimationSize` is the extra size in pixels to increase the generating primitive during conservative rasterization at each of its edges in `X` and `Y` equally in screen space beyond the base overestimation specified in `VkPhysicalDeviceConservativeRasterizationPropertiesEXT`::`primitiveOverestimationSize`. If `conservativeRasterizationMode` is not VK_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_MODE_OVERESTIMATE_EXT, this value is ignored.

## Description

If this structure is not included in the `pNext` chain, `conservativeRasterizationMode` is considered to be VK_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_MODE_DISABLED_EXT, and conservative rasterization is disabled.

Polygon rasterization can be made conservative by setting `conservativeRasterizationMode` to VK_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_MODE_OVERESTIMATE_EXT or VK_CONSERVATIVE_RASTERIZATION_MODE_UNDERESTIMATE_EXT in `VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT`.

Note | If `conservativePointAndLineRasterization` is supported, conservative rasterization can be applied to line and point primitives, otherwise it must be disabled.

Valid Usage

- VUID-VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT-extraPrimitiveOverestimationSize-01769
  `extraPrimitiveOverestimationSize` must be in the range of `0.0` to `VkPhysicalDeviceConservativeRasterizationPropertiesEXT`::`maxExtraPrimitiveOverestimationSize` inclusive

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_CONSERVATIVE_STATE_CREATE_INFO_EXT

- VUID-VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT-flags-zerobitmask
  `flags` must be `0`

- VUID-VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateInfoEXT-conservativeRasterizationMode-parameter
  `conservativeRasterizationMode` must be a valid VkConservativeRasterizationModeEXT value

Structure Chaining

Extends the structure

  - VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo

## See Also

VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization, VkConservativeRasterizationModeEXT, VkPipelineRasterizationConservativeStateCreateFlagsEXT, VkStructureType

## 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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