## 46. Formats

Supported buffer and image formats may vary across implementations. A minimum set of format features are guaranteed, but others must be explicitly queried before use to ensure they are supported by the implementation.

The features for the set of formats (VkFormat) supported by the implementation are queried individually using the vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties command.

### 46.1. Format Definition

The following image formats can be passed to, and may be returned from Vulkan commands. The memory required to store each format is discussed with that format, and also summarized in the Representation and Texel Block Size section and the Compatible formats table.

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkFormat {
VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED = 0,
VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8 = 1,
VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16 = 2,
VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16 = 3,
VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16 = 4,
VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 = 5,
VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16 = 6,
VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16 = 7,
VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16 = 8,
VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM = 9,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM = 10,
VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED = 11,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED = 12,
VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT = 13,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT = 14,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB = 15,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM = 16,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM = 17,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED = 18,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED = 19,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT = 20,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT = 21,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB = 22,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM = 23,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM = 24,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED = 25,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED = 26,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT = 27,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT = 28,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB = 29,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM = 30,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM = 31,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED = 32,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED = 33,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT = 34,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT = 35,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB = 36,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM = 37,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM = 38,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED = 39,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED = 40,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT = 41,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT = 42,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB = 43,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM = 44,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM = 45,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED = 46,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED = 47,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT = 48,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT = 49,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB = 50,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32 = 51,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32 = 52,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32 = 53,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32 = 54,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32 = 55,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32 = 56,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32 = 57,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32 = 58,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32 = 59,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32 = 60,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32 = 61,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32 = 62,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32 = 63,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32 = 64,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32 = 65,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32 = 66,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32 = 67,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32 = 68,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32 = 69,
VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM = 70,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM = 71,
VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED = 72,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED = 73,
VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT = 74,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT = 75,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT = 76,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM = 77,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM = 78,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED = 79,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED = 80,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT = 81,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT = 82,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT = 83,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM = 84,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM = 85,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED = 86,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED = 87,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT = 88,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT = 89,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT = 90,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM = 91,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM = 92,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED = 93,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED = 94,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT = 95,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT = 96,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT = 97,
VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT = 98,
VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT = 99,
VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT = 100,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT = 101,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT = 102,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT = 103,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT = 104,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT = 105,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT = 106,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT = 107,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT = 108,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT = 109,
VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT = 110,
VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT = 111,
VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT = 112,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT = 113,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT = 114,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT = 115,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT = 116,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT = 117,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT = 118,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT = 119,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT = 120,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT = 121,
VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32 = 122,
VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32 = 123,
VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM = 124,
VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 = 125,
VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT = 126,
VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT = 127,
VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT = 128,
VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT = 129,
VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT = 130,
VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK = 131,
VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK = 132,
VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK = 133,
VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK = 134,
VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK = 135,
VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK = 136,
VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK = 137,
VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK = 138,
VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK = 139,
VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK = 140,
VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK = 141,
VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK = 142,
VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK = 143,
VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 144,
VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK = 145,
VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK = 146,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK = 147,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK = 148,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK = 149,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK = 150,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK = 151,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK = 152,
VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK = 153,
VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK = 154,
VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK = 155,
VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK = 156,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK = 157,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK = 158,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK = 159,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK = 160,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK = 161,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK = 162,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK = 163,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK = 164,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK = 165,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK = 166,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK = 167,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK = 168,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK = 169,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK = 170,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK = 171,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK = 172,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK = 173,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK = 174,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK = 175,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK = 176,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK = 177,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK = 178,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK = 179,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK = 180,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK = 181,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK = 182,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK = 183,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK = 184,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM = 1000156000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM = 1000156001,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM = 1000156002,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM = 1000156003,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM = 1000156004,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM = 1000156005,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM = 1000156006,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16 = 1000156007,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16 = 1000156008,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16 = 1000156009,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16 = 1000156010,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16 = 1000156011,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156012,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156013,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156014,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156015,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156016,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16 = 1000156017,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16 = 1000156018,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16 = 1000156019,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16 = 1000156020,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16 = 1000156021,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156022,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156023,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156024,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156025,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000156026,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM = 1000156027,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM = 1000156028,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM = 1000156029,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM = 1000156030,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM = 1000156031,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM = 1000156032,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM = 1000156033,
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM = 1000330000,
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000330001,
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 = 1000330002,
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM = 1000330003,
VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16 = 1000340000,
VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16 = 1000340001,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066000,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066001,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066002,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066003,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066004,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066005,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066006,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066007,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066008,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066009,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066010,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066011,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066012,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SFLOAT_BLOCK = 1000066013,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_2BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054000,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_4BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054001,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_2BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054002,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_4BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054003,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_2BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054004,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_4BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054005,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_2BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054006,
// Provided by VK_IMG_format_pvrtc
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_4BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG = 1000054007,
// Provided by VK_NV_optical_flow
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_S10_5_NV = 1000464000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_hdr
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SFLOAT_BLOCK_EXT = VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM_KHR = VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats
VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM_EXT = VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats
VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16_EXT = VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats
VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16_EXT = VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16,
// Provided by VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats
VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM_EXT = VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM,
// Provided by VK_EXT_4444_formats
VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16_EXT = VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16,
// Provided by VK_EXT_4444_formats
VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16_EXT = VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16,
} VkFormat;
• VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED specifies that the format is not specified.

• VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8 specifies a two-component, 8-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 4-bit R component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit G component in bits 0..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 4-bit R component in bits 12..15, a 4-bit G component in bits 8..11, a 4-bit B component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit A component in bits 0..3.

• VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 4-bit B component in bits 12..15, a 4-bit G component in bits 8..11, a 4-bit R component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit A component in bits 0..3.

• VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 4-bit A component in bits 12..15, a 4-bit R component in bits 8..11, a 4-bit G component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit B component in bits 0..3.

• VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 4-bit A component in bits 12..15, a 4-bit B component in bits 8..11, a 4-bit G component in bits 4..7, and a 4-bit R component in bits 0..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a three-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 5-bit R component in bits 11..15, a 6-bit G component in bits 5..10, and a 5-bit B component in bits 0..4.

• VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a three-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 5-bit B component in bits 11..15, a 6-bit G component in bits 5..10, and a 5-bit R component in bits 0..4.

• VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 5-bit R component in bits 11..15, a 5-bit G component in bits 6..10, a 5-bit B component in bits 1..5, and a 1-bit A component in bit 0.

• VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 5-bit B component in bits 11..15, a 5-bit G component in bits 6..10, a 5-bit R component in bits 1..5, and a 1-bit A component in bit 0.

• VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a four-component, 16-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 1-bit A component in bit 15, a 5-bit R component in bits 10..14, a 5-bit G component in bits 5..9, and a 5-bit B component in bits 0..4.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM specifies a one-component, 8-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single 8-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM specifies a one-component, 8-bit signed normalized format that has a single 8-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED specifies a one-component, 8-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a single 8-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED specifies a one-component, 8-bit signed scaled integer format that has a single 8-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT specifies a one-component, 8-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 8-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT specifies a one-component, 8-bit signed integer format that has a single 8-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB specifies a one-component, 8-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM specifies a two-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM specifies a two-component, 16-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED specifies a two-component, 16-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED specifies a two-component, 16-bit signed scaled integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT specifies a two-component, 16-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT specifies a two-component, 16-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB specifies a two-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, and an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM specifies a three-component, 24-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED specifies a three-component, 24-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT specifies a three-component, 24-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, and an 8-bit B component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM specifies a three-component, 24-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED specifies a three-component, 24-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT specifies a three-component, 24-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB specifies a three-component, 24-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, and an 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM specifies a four-component, 32-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED specifies a four-component, 32-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT specifies a four-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit R component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit B component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, an 8-bit B component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM specifies a four-component, 32-bit signed normalized format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned scaled format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED specifies a four-component, 32-bit signed scaled format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT specifies a four-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB specifies a four-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit B component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 0, an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 1, an 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in byte 2, and an 8-bit A component in byte 3.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed normalized format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned scaled integer format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed scaled integer format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned integer format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has an 8-bit A component in bits 24..31, an 8-bit B component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in bits 16..23, an 8-bit G component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in bits 8..15, and an 8-bit R component stored with sRGB nonlinear encoding in bits 0..7.

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed normalized format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned scaled integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed scaled integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit R component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit B component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned normalized format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed normalized format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned scaled integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed scaled integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed unsigned integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32 specifies a four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a 10-bit R component in bits 0..9.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM specifies a one-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM specifies a one-component, 16-bit signed normalized format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED specifies a one-component, 16-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED specifies a one-component, 16-bit signed scaled integer format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT specifies a one-component, 16-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT specifies a one-component, 16-bit signed integer format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT specifies a one-component, 16-bit signed floating-point format that has a single 16-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM specifies a two-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM specifies a two-component, 32-bit signed normalized format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED specifies a two-component, 32-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED specifies a two-component, 32-bit signed scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT specifies a two-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT specifies a two-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT specifies a two-component, 32-bit signed floating-point format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM specifies a three-component, 48-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM specifies a three-component, 48-bit signed normalized format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED specifies a three-component, 48-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED specifies a three-component, 48-bit signed scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT specifies a three-component, 48-bit unsigned integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT specifies a three-component, 48-bit signed integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT specifies a three-component, 48-bit signed floating-point format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, and a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM specifies a four-component, 64-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM specifies a four-component, 64-bit signed normalized format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED specifies a four-component, 64-bit unsigned scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED specifies a four-component, 64-bit signed scaled integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT specifies a four-component, 64-bit unsigned integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT specifies a four-component, 64-bit signed integer format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT specifies a four-component, 64-bit signed floating-point format that has a 16-bit R component in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit B component in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit A component in bytes 6..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT specifies a one-component, 32-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 32-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT specifies a one-component, 32-bit signed integer format that has a single 32-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT specifies a one-component, 32-bit signed floating-point format that has a single 32-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT specifies a two-component, 64-bit unsigned integer format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, and a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT specifies a two-component, 64-bit signed integer format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, and a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT specifies a two-component, 64-bit signed floating-point format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, and a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT specifies a three-component, 96-bit unsigned integer format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, and a 32-bit B component in bytes 8..11.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT specifies a three-component, 96-bit signed integer format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, and a 32-bit B component in bytes 8..11.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT specifies a three-component, 96-bit signed floating-point format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, and a 32-bit B component in bytes 8..11.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT specifies a four-component, 128-bit unsigned integer format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, a 32-bit B component in bytes 8..11, and a 32-bit A component in bytes 12..15.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT specifies a four-component, 128-bit signed integer format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, a 32-bit B component in bytes 8..11, and a 32-bit A component in bytes 12..15.

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT specifies a four-component, 128-bit signed floating-point format that has a 32-bit R component in bytes 0..3, a 32-bit G component in bytes 4..7, a 32-bit B component in bytes 8..11, and a 32-bit A component in bytes 12..15.

• VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT specifies a one-component, 64-bit unsigned integer format that has a single 64-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT specifies a one-component, 64-bit signed integer format that has a single 64-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT specifies a one-component, 64-bit signed floating-point format that has a single 64-bit R component.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT specifies a two-component, 128-bit unsigned integer format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, and a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT specifies a two-component, 128-bit signed integer format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, and a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT specifies a two-component, 128-bit signed floating-point format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, and a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT specifies a three-component, 192-bit unsigned integer format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, and a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT specifies a three-component, 192-bit signed integer format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, and a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT specifies a three-component, 192-bit signed floating-point format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, and a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT specifies a four-component, 256-bit unsigned integer format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23, and a 64-bit A component in bytes 24..31.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT specifies a four-component, 256-bit signed integer format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23, and a 64-bit A component in bytes 24..31.

• VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT specifies a four-component, 256-bit signed floating-point format that has a 64-bit R component in bytes 0..7, a 64-bit G component in bytes 8..15, a 64-bit B component in bytes 16..23, and a 64-bit A component in bytes 24..31.

• VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32 specifies a three-component, 32-bit packed unsigned floating-point format that has a 10-bit B component in bits 22..31, an 11-bit G component in bits 11..21, an 11-bit R component in bits 0..10. See Unsigned 10-Bit Floating-Point Numbers and Unsigned 11-Bit Floating-Point Numbers.

• VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32 specifies a three-component, 32-bit packed unsigned floating-point format that has a 5-bit shared exponent in bits 27..31, a 9-bit B component mantissa in bits 18..26, a 9-bit G component mantissa in bits 9..17, and a 9-bit R component mantissa in bits 0..8.

• VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM specifies a one-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single 16-bit depth component.

• VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 specifies a two-component, 32-bit format that has 24 unsigned normalized bits in the depth component and, optionally, 8 bits that are unused.

• VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT specifies a one-component, 32-bit signed floating-point format that has 32 bits in the depth component.

• VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT specifies a one-component, 8-bit unsigned integer format that has 8 bits in the stencil component.

• VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT specifies a two-component, 24-bit format that has 16 unsigned normalized bits in the depth component and 8 unsigned integer bits in the stencil component.

• VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT specifies a two-component, 32-bit packed format that has 8 unsigned integer bits in the stencil component, and 24 unsigned normalized bits in the depth component.

• VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT specifies a two-component format that has 32 signed float bits in the depth component and 8 unsigned integer bits in the stencil component. There are optionally 24 bits that are unused.

• VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a three-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.

• VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a three-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding. This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.

• VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data, and provides 1 bit of alpha.

• VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding, and provides 1 bit of alpha.

• VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits encoding RGB values.

• VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits encoding RGB values with sRGB nonlinear encoding.

• VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits encoding RGB values.

• VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits encoding RGB values with sRGB nonlinear encoding.

• VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a one-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized red texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK specifies a one-component, block-compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of signed normalized red texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a two-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RG texel data with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding green values.

• VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK specifies a two-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of signed normalized RG texel data with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding green values.

• VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a three-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned floating-point RGB texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a three-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of signed floating-point RGB texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, block-compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a three-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a three-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding. This format has no alpha and is considered opaque.

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data, and provides 1 bit of alpha.

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding, and provides 1 bit of alpha.

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits encoding RGB values.

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with the first 64 bits encoding alpha values followed by 64 bits encoding RGB values with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied.

• VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a one-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized red texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK specifies a one-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of signed normalized red texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a two-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RG texel data with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding green values.

• VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK specifies a two-component, ETC2 compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of signed normalized RG texel data with the first 64 bits encoding red values followed by 64 bits encoding green values.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 5×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 5×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 5×4 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 5×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 5×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 5×5 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 6×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 6×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 6×5 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 6×6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 6×6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 6×6 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 8×5 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 8×6 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 8×8 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×5 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×5 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×6 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×6 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×8 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×8 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 10×10 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 12×10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 12×10 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 12×10 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 12×12 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 12×12 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SFLOAT_BLOCK specifies a four-component, ASTC compressed format where each 128-bit compressed texel block encodes a 12×12 rectangle of signed floating-point RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM specifies a four-component, 32-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has an 8-bit G component for the even i coordinate in byte 0, an 8-bit B component in byte 1, an 8-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in byte 2, and an 8-bit R component in byte 3. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM specifies a four-component, 32-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has an 8-bit B component in byte 0, an 8-bit G component for the even i coordinate in byte 1, an 8-bit R component in byte 2, and an 8-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in byte 3. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has an 8-bit G component in plane 0, an 8-bit B component in plane 1, and an 8-bit R component in plane 2. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the R and B planes are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B component is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has an 8-bit G component in plane 0, and a two-component, 16-bit BR plane 1 consisting of an 8-bit B component in byte 0 and an 8-bit R component in byte 1. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the BR plane are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has an 8-bit G component in plane 0, an 8-bit B component in plane 1, and an 8-bit R component in plane 2. The horizontal dimension of the R and B plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has an 8-bit G component in plane 0, and a two-component, 16-bit BR plane 1 consisting of an 8-bit B component in byte 0 and an 8-bit R component in byte 1. The horizontal dimension of the BR plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has an 8-bit G component in plane 0, an 8-bit B component in plane 1, and an 8-bit R component in plane 2. Each plane has the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane.

• VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a one-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of a 16-bit word, with the bottom 6 bits unused.

• VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16 specifies a two-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused.

• VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16 specifies a four-component, 64-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 4..5, and a 10-bit A component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 6..7, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16 specifies a four-component, 64-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has a 10-bit G component for the even i coordinate in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, a 10-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 4..5, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 6..7, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16 specifies a four-component, 64-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, a 10-bit G component for the even i coordinate in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 4..5, and a 10-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 6..7, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 2, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the R and B planes are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B component is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the BR plane are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 2, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. The horizontal dimension of the R and B plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. The horizontal dimension of the BR plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 2, with the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. Each plane has the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane.

• VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16 specifies a one-component, 16-bit unsigned normalized format that has a single 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of a 16-bit word, with the bottom 4 bits unused.

• VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16 specifies a two-component, 32-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused.

• VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16 specifies a four-component, 64-bit unsigned normalized format that has a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 4..5, and a 12-bit A component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 6..7, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16 specifies a four-component, 64-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has a 12-bit G component for the even i coordinate in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, a 12-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 4..5, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 6..7, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16 specifies a four-component, 64-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, a 12-bit G component for the even i coordinate in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 4..5, and a 12-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 6..7, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 2, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the R and B planes are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B component is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the BR plane are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 2, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. The horizontal dimension of the R and B plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. The horizontal dimension of the BR plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 2, with the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. Each plane has the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane.

• VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM specifies a four-component, 64-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has a 16-bit G component for the even i coordinate in the word in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit B component in the word in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in the word in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit R component in the word in bytes 6..7. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM specifies a four-component, 64-bit format containing a pair of G components, an R component, and a B component, collectively encoding a 2×1 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGB texel data. One G value is present at each i coordinate, with the B and R values shared across both G values and thus recorded at half the horizontal resolution of the image. This format has a 16-bit B component in the word in bytes 0..1, a 16-bit G component for the even i coordinate in the word in bytes 2..3, a 16-bit R component in the word in bytes 4..5, and a 16-bit G component for the odd i coordinate in the word in bytes 6..7. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two. For the purposes of the constraints on copy extents, this format is treated as a compressed format with a 2×1 compressed texel block.

• VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 16-bit G component in each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 16-bit B component in each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 16-bit R component in each 16-bit word of plane 2. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the R and B planes are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B component is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 16-bit G component in each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 16-bit B component in the word in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit R component in the word in bytes 2..3. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the BR plane are halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which and . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width and height that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 16-bit G component in each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 16-bit B component in each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 16-bit R component in each 16-bit word of plane 2. The horizontal dimension of the R and B plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 16-bit G component in each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 16-bit B component in the word in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit R component in the word in bytes 2..3. The horizontal dimension of the BR plane is halved relative to the image dimensions, and each R and B value is shared with the G components for which . The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane. This format only supports images with a width that is a multiple of two.

• VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 16-bit G component in each 16-bit word of plane 0, a 16-bit B component in each 16-bit word of plane 1, and a 16-bit R component in each 16-bit word of plane 2. Each plane has the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the B plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_2_BIT for the R plane.

• VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has an 8-bit G component in plane 0, and a two-component, 16-bit BR plane 1 consisting of an 8-bit B component in byte 0 and an 8-bit R component in byte 1. Both planes have the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane.

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 10-bit G component in the top 10 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 10-bit B component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 10-bit R component in the top 10 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, the bottom 6 bits of each word unused. Both planes have the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane.

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 12-bit G component in the top 12 bits of each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 12-bit B component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 0..1, and a 12-bit R component in the top 12 bits of the word in bytes 2..3, the bottom 4 bits of each word unused. Both planes have the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane.

• VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM specifies an unsigned normalized multi-planar format that has a 16-bit G component in each 16-bit word of plane 0, and a two-component, 32-bit BR plane 1 consisting of a 16-bit B component in the word in bytes 0..1, and a 16-bit R component in the word in bytes 2..3. Both planes have the same dimensions and each R, G and B component contributes to a single texel. The location of each plane when this image is in linear layout can be determined via vkGetImageSubresourceLayout, using VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_0_BIT for the G plane, and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_1_BIT for the BR plane.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_2BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_4BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_2BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_4BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_2BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_4BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_2BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes an 8×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_4BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG specifies a four-component, PVRTC compressed format where each 64-bit compressed texel block encodes a 4×4 rectangle of unsigned normalized RGBA texel data with sRGB nonlinear encoding applied to the RGB components.

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_S10_5_NV specifies a two-component, fixed-point format where most significant bit specifies the sign bit, next 10 bits specify the integer value and last 5 bits represent the fractional value.

#### 46.1.1. Compatible formats of planes of multi-planar formats

Individual planes of multi-planar formats are size-compatible with single-plane color formats if they occupy the same number of bits per texel block, and are compatible with those formats if they have the same block extent.

In the following table, individual planes of a multi-planar format are compatible with the format listed against the relevant plane index for that multi-planar format, and any format compatible with the listed single-plane format according to Format Compatibility Classes. These planes are also size-compatible with any format that is size-compatible with the listed single-plane format.

Table 55. Plane Format Compatibility Table
Plane Compatible format for plane Width relative to the width w of the plane with the largest dimensions Height relative to the height h of the plane with the largest dimensions

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w/2

h/2

2

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w/2

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h/2

2

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h/2

2

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w/2

h/2

2

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM

w/2

h/2

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w/2

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM

w/2

h

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

2

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16

w

h

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM

0

VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

w

h

1

VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM

w

h

#### 46.1.2. Packed Formats

For the purposes of address alignment when accessing buffer memory containing vertex attribute or texel data, the following formats are considered packed - components of the texels or attributes are stored in bitfields packed into one or more 8-, 16-, or 32-bit fundamental data type.

• VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8

• VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32

#### 46.1.3. Identification of Formats

A “format” is represented by a single enum value. The name of a format is usually built up by using the following pattern:

    VK_FORMAT_{component-format|compression-scheme}_{numeric-format}

The component-format indicates either the size of the R, G, B, and A components (if they are present) in the case of a color format, or the size of the depth (D) and stencil (S) components (if they are present) in the case of a depth/stencil format (see below). An X indicates a component that is unused, but may be present for padding.

Table 56. Interpretation of Numeric Format
Numeric format SPIR-V Sampled Type Description

UNORM

OpTypeFloat

The components are unsigned normalized values in the range [0,1]

SNORM

OpTypeFloat

The components are signed normalized values in the range [-1,1]

USCALED

OpTypeFloat

The components are unsigned integer values that get converted to floating-point in the range [0,2n-1]

SSCALED

OpTypeFloat

The components are signed integer values that get converted to floating-point in the range [-2n-1,2n-1-1]

UINT

OpTypeInt

The components are unsigned integer values in the range [0,2n-1]

SINT

OpTypeInt

The components are signed integer values in the range [-2n-1,2n-1-1]

UFLOAT

OpTypeFloat

The components are unsigned floating-point numbers (used by packed, shared exponent, and some compressed formats)

SFLOAT

OpTypeFloat

The components are signed floating-point numbers

SRGB

OpTypeFloat

The R, G, and B components are unsigned normalized values that represent values using sRGB nonlinear encoding, while the A component (if one exists) is a regular unsigned normalized value

n is the number of bits in the component.

The suffix _PACKnn indicates that the format is packed into an underlying type with nn bits. The suffix _mPACKnn is a short-hand that indicates that the format has m groups of components (which may or may not be stored in separate planes) that are each packed into an underlying type with nn bits.

The suffix _BLOCK indicates that the format is a block-compressed format, with the representation of multiple pixels encoded interdependently within a region.

Table 57. Interpretation of Compression Scheme
Compression scheme Description

BC

Block Compression. See Block-Compressed Image Formats.

ETC2

Ericsson Texture Compression. See ETC Compressed Image Formats.

EAC

ETC2 Alpha Compression. See ETC Compressed Image Formats.

ASTC

Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (LDR Profile). See ASTC Compressed Image Formats.

For multi-planar images, the components in separate planes are separated by underscores, and the number of planes is indicated by the addition of a _2PLANE or _3PLANE suffix. Similarly, the separate aspects of depth-stencil formats are separated by underscores, although these are not considered separate planes. Formats are suffixed by _422 to indicate that planes other than the first are reduced in size by a factor of two horizontally or that the R and B values appear at half the horizontal frequency of the G values, _420 to indicate that planes other than the first are reduced in size by a factor of two both horizontally and vertically, and _444 for consistency to indicate that all three planes of a three-planar image are the same size.

 Note No common format has a single plane containing both R and B components but does not store these components at reduced horizontal resolution.

#### 46.1.4. Representation and Texel Block Size

Color formats must be represented in memory in exactly the form indicated by the format’s name. This means that promoting one format to another with more bits per component and/or additional components must not occur for color formats. Depth/stencil formats have more relaxed requirements as discussed below.

Each format has a texel block size, the number of bytes used to store one texel block (a single addressable element of an uncompressed image, or a single compressed block of a compressed image). The texel block size for each format is shown in the Compatible formats table.

The representation of non-packed formats is that the first component specified in the name of the format is in the lowest memory addresses and the last component specified is in the highest memory addresses. See Byte mappings for non-packed/compressed color formats. The in-memory ordering of bytes within a component is determined by the host endianness.

Table 58. Byte mappings for non-packed/compressed color formats
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ← Byte

R

VK_FORMAT_R8_*

R

G

VK_FORMAT_R8G8_*

R

G

B

VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_*

B

G

R

VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_*

R

G

B

A

VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_*

B

G

R

A

VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_*

G0

B

G1

R

VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM

B

G0

R

G1

VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM

R

VK_FORMAT_R16_*

R

G

VK_FORMAT_R16G16_*

R

G

B

VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_*

R

G

B

A

VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_*

G0

B

G1

R

VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_4PACK16_422_UNORM VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_4PACK16_422_UNORM VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_UNORM

B

G0

R

G1

VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_4PACK16_422_UNORM VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_4PACK16_422_UNORM VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM

R

VK_FORMAT_R32_*

R

G

VK_FORMAT_R32G32_*

R

G

B

VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_*

R

G

B

A

VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_*

R

VK_FORMAT_R64_*

R

G

VK_FORMAT_R64G64_*

VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_* as VK_FORMAT_R64G64_* but with B in bytes 16-23

VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_* as VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_* but with A in bytes 24-31

Packed formats store multiple components within one underlying type. The bit representation is that the first component specified in the name of the format is in the most-significant bits and the last component specified is in the least-significant bits of the underlying type. The in-memory ordering of bytes comprising the underlying type is determined by the host endianness.

Table 59. Bit mappings for packed 8-bit formats
Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8

R

G

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

Table 60. Bit mappings for packed 16-bit formats
Bit

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16

R

G

B

A

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16

B

G

R

A

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16

A

R

G

B

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16

A

B

G

R

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16

R

G

B

4

3

2

1

0

5

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16

B

G

R

4

3

2

1

0

5

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16

R

G

B

A

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

0

VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16

B

G

R

A

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

0

VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16

A

R

G

B

0

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16

R

X

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16

R

X

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

3

2

1

0

Table 61. Bit mappings for packed 32-bit formats
Bit

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_*_PACK32

A

B

G

R

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_*_PACK32

A

R

G

B

1

0

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_*_PACK32

A

B

G

R

1

0

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32

B

G

R

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32

E

B

G

R

4

3

2

1

0

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32

X

D

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

#### 46.1.5. Depth/Stencil Formats

Depth/stencil formats are considered opaque and need not be stored in the exact number of bits per texel or component ordering indicated by the format enum. However, implementations must not substitute a different depth or stencil precision than is described in the format (e.g. D16 must not be implemented as D24 or D32).

#### 46.1.6. Format Compatibility Classes

Uncompressed color formats are compatible with each other if they occupy the same number of bits per texel block. Compressed color formats are compatible with each other if the only difference between them is the numerical type of the uncompressed pixels (e.g. signed vs. unsigned, or SRGB vs. UNORM encoding). Each depth/stencil format is only compatible with itself. In the following table, all the formats in the same row are compatible. Each format has a defined texel block extent specifying how many texels each texel block represents in each dimension.

Table 62. Compatible Formats
Class, Texel Block Size, Texel Block Extent, # Texels/Block Formats

8-bit
Block size 1 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8,
VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB

16-bit
Block size 2 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB,
VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT

24-bit
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB

32-bit
Block size 4 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_S10_5_NV,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT,
VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT,
VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32,
VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32

48-bit
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT

64-bit
Block size 8 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT,
VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT

96-bit
Block size 12 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT

128-bit
Block size 16 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT

192-bit
Block size 24 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT

256-bit
Block size 32 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT,
VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT

D16
Block size 2 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM

D24
Block size 4 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32

D32
Block size 4 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT

S8
Block size 1 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT

D16S8
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT

D24S8
Block size 4 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT

D32S8
Block size 5 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT

BC1_RGB
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK

BC1_RGBA
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK

BC2
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK

BC3
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK

BC4
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK

BC5
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK

BC6H
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK

BC7
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK

ETC2_RGB
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK

ETC2_RGBA
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK

ETC2_EAC_RGBA
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK

EAC_R
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK

EAC_RG
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK

ASTC_4x4
Block size 16 byte
4x4x1 block extent
16 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_5x4
Block size 16 byte
5x4x1 block extent
20 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_5x5
Block size 16 byte
5x5x1 block extent
25 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_6x5
Block size 16 byte
6x5x1 block extent
30 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_6x6
Block size 16 byte
6x6x1 block extent
36 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_8x5
Block size 16 byte
8x5x1 block extent
40 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_8x6
Block size 16 byte
8x6x1 block extent
48 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_8x8
Block size 16 byte
8x8x1 block extent
64 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_10x5
Block size 16 byte
10x5x1 block extent
50 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_10x6
Block size 16 byte
10x6x1 block extent
60 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_10x8
Block size 16 byte
10x8x1 block extent
80 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_10x10
Block size 16 byte
10x10x1 block extent
100 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_12x10
Block size 16 byte
12x10x1 block extent
120 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK

ASTC_12x12
Block size 16 byte
12x12x1 block extent
144 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK,
VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK

32-bit G8B8G8R8
Block size 4 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM

32-bit B8G8R8G8
Block size 4 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM

8-bit 3-plane 420
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM

8-bit 2-plane 420
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM

8-bit 3-plane 422
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM

8-bit 2-plane 422
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM

8-bit 3-plane 444
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM

64-bit R10G10B10A10
Block size 8 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16

64-bit G10B10G10R10
Block size 8 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16

64-bit B10G10R10G10
Block size 8 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16

10-bit 3-plane 420
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

10-bit 2-plane 420
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

10-bit 3-plane 422
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

10-bit 2-plane 422
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

10-bit 3-plane 444
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

64-bit R12G12B12A12
Block size 8 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16

64-bit G12B12G12R12
Block size 8 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16

64-bit B12G12R12G12
Block size 8 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16

12-bit 3-plane 420
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

12-bit 2-plane 420
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16

12-bit 3-plane 422
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

12-bit 2-plane 422
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16

12-bit 3-plane 444
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

64-bit G16B16G16R16
Block size 8 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM

64-bit B16G16R16G16
Block size 8 byte
2x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM

16-bit 3-plane 420
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM

16-bit 2-plane 420
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM

16-bit 3-plane 422
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM

16-bit 2-plane 422
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM

16-bit 3-plane 444
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM

PVRTC1_2BPP
Block size 8 byte
8x4x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_2BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG,
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_2BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG

PVRTC1_4BPP
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_4BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG,
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC1_4BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG

PVRTC2_2BPP
Block size 8 byte
8x4x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_2BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG,
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_2BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG

PVRTC2_4BPP
Block size 8 byte
4x4x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_4BPP_UNORM_BLOCK_IMG,
VK_FORMAT_PVRTC2_4BPP_SRGB_BLOCK_IMG

8-bit 2-plane 444
Block size 3 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM

10-bit 2-plane 444
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

12-bit 2-plane 444
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16

16-bit 2-plane 444
Block size 6 byte
1x1x1 block extent
1 texel/block

VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM

##### Size Compatibility

Color formats with the same texel block size are considered size-compatible. If two size-compatible formats have different block extents (i.e. for compressed formats), then an image with size A × B × C in one format with a block extent of a × b × c can be represented as an image with size X × Y × Z in the other format with block extent x × y × z at the ratio between the block extents for each format, where

⌈A/a⌉ = ⌈X/x⌉

⌈B/b⌉ = ⌈Y/y⌉

⌈C/c⌉ = ⌈Z/z⌉

 Note For example, a 7x3 image in the VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK format can be represented as a 1x1 VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT image.

Images created with the VK_IMAGE_CREATE_BLOCK_TEXEL_VIEW_COMPATIBLE_BIT flag can have size-compatible views created from them to enable access via different size-compatible formats. Image views created in this way will be sized to match the expectations of the block extents noted above.

Copy operations are able to copy between size-compatible formats in different resources to enable manipulation of data in different formats. The extent used in these copy operations always matches the source image, and is resized to the expectations of the block extents noted above for the destination image.

### 46.2. Format Properties

To query supported format features which are properties of the physical device, call:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
void vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(
VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
VkFormat                                    format,
VkFormatProperties*                         pFormatProperties);
• physicalDevice is the physical device from which to query the format properties.

• format is the format whose properties are queried.

• pFormatProperties is a pointer to a VkFormatProperties structure in which physical device properties for format are returned.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
• VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties-physicalDevice-parameter
physicalDevice must be a valid VkPhysicalDevice handle

• VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties-format-parameter
format must be a valid VkFormat value

• VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties-pFormatProperties-parameter
pFormatProperties must be a valid pointer to a VkFormatProperties structure

The VkFormatProperties structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkFormatProperties {
VkFormatFeatureFlags    linearTilingFeatures;
VkFormatFeatureFlags    optimalTilingFeatures;
VkFormatFeatureFlags    bufferFeatures;
} VkFormatProperties;
• linearTilingFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits specifying features supported by images created with a tiling parameter of VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR.

• optimalTilingFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits specifying features supported by images created with a tiling parameter of VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL.

• bufferFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits specifying features supported by buffers.

 Note If no format feature flags are supported, the format itself is not supported, and images of that format cannot be created.

If format is a block-compressed format, then bufferFeatures must not support any features for the format.

If format is not a multi-plane format then linearTilingFeatures and optimalTilingFeatures must not contain VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT.

Bits which can be set in the VkFormatProperties features linearTilingFeatures, optimalTilingFeatures, VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT::drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures, and bufferFeatures are:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef enum VkFormatFeatureFlagBits {
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT = 0x00000001,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT = 0x00000002,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT = 0x00000004,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT = 0x00000008,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT = 0x00000010,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT = 0x00000020,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT = 0x00000040,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT = 0x00000080,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT = 0x00000100,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT = 0x00000200,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT = 0x00000400,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT = 0x00000800,
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT = 0x00001000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT = 0x00004000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT = 0x00008000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT = 0x00020000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT = 0x00040000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT = 0x00080000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT = 0x00100000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT = 0x00200000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT = 0x00400000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT = 0x00800000,
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT = 0x00010000,
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_DECODE_OUTPUT_BIT_KHR = 0x02000000,
#endif
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR = 0x04000000,
#endif
// Provided by VK_KHR_acceleration_structure
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT_KHR = 0x20000000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_filter_cubic
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT = 0x00002000,
// Provided by VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_BIT_EXT = 0x01000000,
// Provided by VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR = 0x40000000,
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_ENCODE_INPUT_BIT_KHR = 0x08000000,
#endif
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_BIT_KHR = 0x10000000,
#endif
// Provided by VK_IMG_filter_cubic
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_IMG = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_maintenance1
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
// Provided by VK_EXT_sampler_filter_minmax
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT_EXT = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT,
// Provided by VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT_KHR = VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT,
} VkFormatFeatureFlagBits;

These values all have the same meaning as the equivalently named values for VkFormatFeatureFlags2 and may be set in linearTilingFeatures, optimalTilingFeatures, and VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT::drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures, specifying that the features are supported by images or image views or sampler Y′CBCR conversion objects created with the queried vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties::format:

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT specifies that an image view can be sampled from.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a storage image.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as storage image that supports atomic operations.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a framebuffer color attachment and as an input attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a framebuffer color attachment that supports blending and as an input attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a framebuffer depth/stencil attachment and as an input attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT specifies that an image can be used as srcImage for the vkCmdBlitImage2 and vkCmdBlitImage commands.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT specifies that an image can be used as dstImage for the vkCmdBlitImage2 and vkCmdBlitImage commands.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT specifies that if VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT is also set, an image view can be used with a sampler that has either of magFilter or minFilter set to VK_FILTER_LINEAR, or mipmapMode set to VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR. If VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT is also set, an image can be used as the srcImage to vkCmdBlitImage2 and vkCmdBlitImage with a filter of VK_FILTER_LINEAR. This bit must only be exposed for formats that also support the VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT or VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT.

If the format being queried is a depth/stencil format, this bit only specifies that the depth aspect (not the stencil aspect) of an image of this format supports linear filtering, and that linear filtering of the depth aspect is supported whether depth compare is enabled in the sampler or not. Where depth comparison is supported it may be linear filtered whether this bit is present or not, but where this bit is not present the filtered value may be computed in an implementation-dependent manner which differs from the normal rules of linear filtering. The resulting value must be in the range [0,1] and should be proportional to, or a weighted average of, the number of comparison passes or failures.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT specifies that an image can be used as a source image for copy commands. If the application apiVersion is Vulkan 1.0 and VK_KHR_maintenance1 is not supported, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT is implied to be set when the format feature flag is not 0.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT specifies that an image can be used as a destination image for copy commands and clear commands. If the application apiVersion is Vulkan 1.0 and VK_KHR_maintenance1 is not supported, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT is implied to be set when the format feature flag is not 0.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT specifies VkImage can be used as a sampled image with a min or max VkSamplerReductionMode. This bit must only be exposed for formats that also support the VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT specifies that VkImage can be used with a sampler that has either of magFilter or minFilter set to VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT, or be the source image for a blit with filter set to VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT. This bit must only be exposed for formats that also support the VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT. If the format being queried is a depth/stencil format, this only specifies that the depth aspect is cubic filterable.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT specifies that an application can define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source, and that an image of this format can be used with a VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo xChromaOffset and/or yChromaOffset of VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT. Otherwise both xChromaOffset and yChromaOffset must be VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN. If a format does not incorporate chroma downsampling (it is not a “422” or “420” format) but the implementation supports sampler Y′CBCR conversion for this format, the implementation must set VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT specifies that an application can define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source, and that an image of this format can be used with a VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo xChromaOffset and/or yChromaOffset of VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN. Otherwise both xChromaOffset and yChromaOffset must be VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT. If neither VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT nor VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT is set, the application must not define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT specifies that an application can define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source with chromaFilter set to VK_FILTER_LINEAR.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT specifies that the format can have different chroma, min, and mag filters.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT specifies that reconstruction is explicit, as described in Chroma Reconstruction. If this bit is not present, reconstruction is implicit by default.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT specifies that reconstruction can be forcibly made explicit by setting VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo::forceExplicitReconstruction to VK_TRUE. If the format being queried supports VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT it must also support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT specifies that a multi-planar image can have the VK_IMAGE_CREATE_DISJOINT_BIT set during image creation. An implementation must not set VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT for single-plane formats.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_BIT_EXT specifies that an image view can be used as a fragment density map attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view can be used as a fragment shading rate attachment. An implementation must not set this feature for formats with numeric type other than *UINT, or set it as a buffer feature.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_DECODE_OUTPUT_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as an output for video decode operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as a DPB for video decode operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_ENCODE_INPUT_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as an input to video encode operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as a DPB for video encode operations

 Note Specific video profiles may have additional restrictions on the format and other image creation parameters corresponding to image views used by video coding operations that can be enumerated using the vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoFormatPropertiesKHR command, as described in Enumeration of Supported Video Output, Input and DPB Formats.

The following bits may be set in bufferFeatures, specifying that the features are supported by buffers or buffer views created with the queried vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties::format:

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT specifies that the format can be used to create a buffer view that can be bound to a VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT specifies that the format can be used to create a buffer view that can be bound to a VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT specifies that atomic operations are supported on VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER with this format.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT specifies that the format can be used as a vertex attribute format (VkVertexInputAttributeDescription::format).

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT_KHR specifies that the format can be used as the vertex format when creating an acceleration structure (VkAccelerationStructureGeometryTrianglesDataKHR::vertexFormat). This format can also be used as the vertex format in host memory when doing host acceleration structure builds.

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef VkFlags VkFormatFeatureFlags;

VkFormatFeatureFlags is a bitmask type for setting a mask of zero or more VkFormatFeatureFlagBits.

To query supported format features which are properties of the physical device, call:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
void vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2(
VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
VkFormat                                    format,
VkFormatProperties2*                        pFormatProperties);

or the equivalent command

// Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
void vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2KHR(
VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
VkFormat                                    format,
VkFormatProperties2*                        pFormatProperties);
• physicalDevice is the physical device from which to query the format properties.

• format is the format whose properties are queried.

• pFormatProperties is a pointer to a VkFormatProperties2 structure in which physical device properties for format are returned.

vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2 behaves similarly to vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties, with the ability to return extended information in a pNext chain of output structures.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
• VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2-physicalDevice-parameter
physicalDevice must be a valid VkPhysicalDevice handle

• VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2-format-parameter
format must be a valid VkFormat value

• VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2-pFormatProperties-parameter
pFormatProperties must be a valid pointer to a VkFormatProperties2 structure

The VkFormatProperties2 structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_1
typedef struct VkFormatProperties2 {
VkStructureType       sType;
void*                 pNext;
VkFormatProperties    formatProperties;
} VkFormatProperties2;

or the equivalent

// Provided by VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
typedef VkFormatProperties2 VkFormatProperties2KHR;
• sType is the type of this structure.

• pNext is NULL or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

• formatProperties is a VkFormatProperties structure describing features supported by the requested format.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

To obtain the list of Linux DRM format modifiers compatible with a VkFormat, add a VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesListEXT structure to the pNext chain of VkFormatProperties2.

The VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesListEXT structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
typedef struct VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesListEXT {
VkStructureType                      sType;
void*                                pNext;
uint32_t                             drmFormatModifierCount;
VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT*    pDrmFormatModifierProperties;
} VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesListEXT;
• sType is the type of this structure.

• pNext is NULL or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

• drmFormatModifierCount is an inout parameter related to the number of modifiers compatible with the format, as described below.

• pDrmFormatModifierProperties is either NULL or a pointer to an array of VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT structures.

If pDrmFormatModifierProperties is NULL, then the function returns in drmFormatModifierCount the number of modifiers compatible with the queried format. Otherwise, the application must set drmFormatModifierCount to the length of the array pDrmFormatModifierProperties; the function will write at most drmFormatModifierCount elements to the array, and will return in drmFormatModifierCount the number of elements written.

Among the elements in array pDrmFormatModifierProperties, each returned drmFormatModifier must be unique.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
• VUID-VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesListEXT-sType-sType
sType must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_PROPERTIES_LIST_EXT

The VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT structure describes properties of a VkFormat when that format is combined with a Linux DRM format modifier. These properties, like those of VkFormatProperties2, are independent of any particular image.

The VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
typedef struct VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT {
uint64_t                drmFormatModifier;
uint32_t                drmFormatModifierPlaneCount;
VkFormatFeatureFlags    drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures;
} VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT;
• drmFormatModifier is a Linux DRM format modifier.

• drmFormatModifierPlaneCount is the number of memory planes in any image created with format and drmFormatModifier. An image’s memory planecount is distinct from its format planecount, as explained below.

• drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits that are supported by any image created with format and drmFormatModifier.

The returned drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures must contain at least one bit.

The implementation must not return DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID in drmFormatModifier.

An image’s memory planecount (as returned by drmFormatModifierPlaneCount) is distinct from its format planecount (in the sense of multi-planar Y′CBCR formats). In VkImageAspectFlags, each VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_MEMORY_PLANE_i_BIT_EXT represents a memory plane and each VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_PLANE_i_BIT a format plane.

An image’s set of format planes is an ordered partition of the image’s content into separable groups of format components. The ordered partition is encoded in the name of each VkFormat. For example, VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM contains two format planes; the first plane contains the green component and the second plane contains the blue component and red component. If the format name does not contain PLANE, then the format contains a single plane; for example, VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM. Some commands, such as vkCmdCopyBufferToImage, do not operate on all format components in the image, but instead operate only on the format planes explicitly chosen by the application and operate on each format plane independently.

An image’s set of memory planes is an ordered partition of the image’s memory rather than the image’s content. Each memory plane is a contiguous range of memory. The union of an image’s memory planes is not necessarily contiguous.

If an image is linear, then the partition is the same for memory planes and for format planes. Therefore, if the returned drmFormatModifier is DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR, then drmFormatModifierPlaneCount must equal the format planecount, and drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures must be identical to the VkFormatProperties2::linearTilingFeatures returned in the same pNext chain.

If an image is non-linear, then the partition of the image’s memory into memory planes is implementation-specific and may be unrelated to the partition of the image’s content into format planes. For example, consider an image whose format is VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM, tiling is VK_IMAGE_TILING_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_EXT, whose drmFormatModifier is not DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR, and flags lacks VK_IMAGE_CREATE_DISJOINT_BIT. The image has 3 format planes, and commands such vkCmdCopyBufferToImage act on each format plane independently as if the data of each format plane were separable from the data of the other planes. In a straightforward implementation, the implementation may store the image’s content in 3 adjacent memory planes where each memory plane corresponds exactly to a format plane. However, the implementation may also store the image’s content in a single memory plane where all format components are combined using an implementation-private block-compressed format; or the implementation may store the image’s content in a collection of 7 adjacent memory planes using an implementation-private sharding technique. Because the image is non-linear and non-disjoint, the implementation has much freedom when choosing the image’s placement in memory.

The memory planecount applies to function parameters and structures only when the API specifies an explicit requirement on drmFormatModifierPlaneCount. In all other cases, the memory planecount is ignored.

The list of Linux DRM format modifiers compatible with a VkFormat can be obtained by adding a VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesList2EXT structure to the pNext chain of VkFormatProperties2.

The VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesList2EXT structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
typedef struct VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesList2EXT {
VkStructureType                       sType;
void*                                 pNext;
uint32_t                              drmFormatModifierCount;
VkDrmFormatModifierProperties2EXT*    pDrmFormatModifierProperties;
} VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesList2EXT;
• sType is the type of this structure.

• pNext is NULL or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

• drmFormatModifierCount is an inout parameter related to the number of modifiers compatible with the format, as described below.

• pDrmFormatModifierProperties is either NULL or a pointer to an array of VkDrmFormatModifierProperties2EXT structures.

If pDrmFormatModifierProperties is NULL, the number of modifiers compatible with the queried format is returned in drmFormatModifierCount. Otherwise, the application must set drmFormatModifierCount to the length of the array pDrmFormatModifierProperties; the function will write at most drmFormatModifierCount elements to the array, and will return in drmFormatModifierCount the number of elements written.

Among the elements in array pDrmFormatModifierProperties, each returned drmFormatModifier must be unique.

Among the elements in array pDrmFormatModifierProperties, the bits reported in drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures must include the bits reported in the corresponding element of VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesListEXT::pDrmFormatModifierProperties.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
• VUID-VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesList2EXT-sType-sType
sType must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DRM_FORMAT_MODIFIER_PROPERTIES_LIST_2_EXT

The VkDrmFormatModifierProperties2EXT structure describes properties of a VkFormat when that format is combined with a Linux DRM format modifier. These properties, like those of VkFormatProperties2, are independent of any particular image.

The VkDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
typedef struct VkDrmFormatModifierProperties2EXT {
uint64_t                 drmFormatModifier;
uint32_t                 drmFormatModifierPlaneCount;
VkFormatFeatureFlags2    drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures;
} VkDrmFormatModifierProperties2EXT;
• drmFormatModifier is a Linux DRM format modifier.

• drmFormatModifierPlaneCount is the number of memory planes in any image created with format and drmFormatModifier. An image’s memory planecount is distinct from its format planecount, as explained below.

• drmFormatModifierTilingFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 that are supported by any image created with format and drmFormatModifier.

To query supported format extended features which are properties of the physical device, add VkFormatProperties3 structure to the pNext chain of VkFormatProperties2.

The VkFormatProperties3 structure is defined as:

typedef struct VkFormatProperties3 {
VkStructureType          sType;
void*                    pNext;
VkFormatFeatureFlags2    linearTilingFeatures;
VkFormatFeatureFlags2    optimalTilingFeatures;
VkFormatFeatureFlags2    bufferFeatures;
} VkFormatProperties3;

or the equivalent

// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
typedef VkFormatProperties3 VkFormatProperties3KHR;
• linearTilingFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 specifying features supported by images created with a tiling parameter of VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR.

• optimalTilingFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 specifying features supported by images created with a tiling parameter of VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL.

• bufferFeatures is a bitmask of VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 specifying features supported by buffers.

The bits reported in linearTilingFeatures, optimalTilingFeatures and bufferFeatures must include the bits reported in the corresponding fields of VkFormatProperties2::formatProperties.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
• VUID-VkFormatProperties3-sType-sType
sType must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FORMAT_PROPERTIES_3

Bits which can be set in the VkFormatProperties3 features linearTilingFeatures, optimalTilingFeatures, and bufferFeatures are:

// Flag bits for VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2
typedef VkFlags64 VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT = 0x00000001ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT_KHR = 0x00000001ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT = 0x00000002ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT_KHR = 0x00000002ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT = 0x00000004ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT_KHR = 0x00000004ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT = 0x00000008ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT_KHR = 0x00000008ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT = 0x00000010ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT_KHR = 0x00000010ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT = 0x00000020ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT_KHR = 0x00000020ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT = 0x00000040ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT_KHR = 0x00000040ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT = 0x00000080ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR = 0x00000080ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT = 0x00000100ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT_KHR = 0x00000100ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT = 0x00000200ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR = 0x00000200ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_SRC_BIT = 0x00000400ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_SRC_BIT_KHR = 0x00000400ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_DST_BIT = 0x00000800ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_DST_BIT_KHR = 0x00000800ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT = 0x00001000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT_KHR = 0x00001000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT = 0x00002000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT = 0x00002000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT = 0x00004000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT_KHR = 0x00004000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT = 0x00008000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT_KHR = 0x00008000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT = 0x00010000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT_KHR = 0x00010000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT = 0x00020000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT_KHR = 0x00020000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT = 0x00040000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT_KHR = 0x00040000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT = 0x00080000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT_KHR = 0x00080000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT = 0x00100000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT_KHR = 0x00100000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT = 0x00200000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT_KHR = 0x00200000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DISJOINT_BIT = 0x00400000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DISJOINT_BIT_KHR = 0x00400000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT = 0x00800000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT_KHR = 0x00800000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT = 0x80000000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT_KHR = 0x80000000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT = 0x100000000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT_KHR = 0x100000000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_DEPTH_COMPARISON_BIT = 0x200000000ULL;
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_DEPTH_COMPARISON_BIT_KHR = 0x200000000ULL;
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_OUTPUT_BIT_KHR = 0x02000000ULL;
#endif
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR = 0x04000000ULL;
#endif
// Provided by VK_KHR_acceleration_structure with VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT_KHR = 0x20000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_BIT_EXT = 0x01000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR = 0x40000000ULL;
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_ENCODE_INPUT_BIT_KHR = 0x08000000ULL;
#endif
#ifdef VK_ENABLE_BETA_EXTENSIONS
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_BIT_KHR = 0x10000000ULL;
#endif
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_NV_linear_color_attachment
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_LINEAR_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT_NV = 0x4000000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_QCOM_image_processing
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_WEIGHT_IMAGE_BIT_QCOM = 0x400000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_QCOM_image_processing
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_WEIGHT_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT_QCOM = 0x800000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_QCOM_image_processing
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLOCK_MATCHING_BIT_QCOM = 0x1000000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 with VK_QCOM_image_processing
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BOX_FILTER_SAMPLED_BIT_QCOM = 0x2000000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_NV_optical_flow
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_OPTICAL_FLOW_IMAGE_BIT_NV = 0x10000000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_NV_optical_flow
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_OPTICAL_FLOW_VECTOR_BIT_NV = 0x20000000000ULL;
// Provided by VK_NV_optical_flow
static const VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_OPTICAL_FLOW_COST_BIT_NV = 0x40000000000ULL;

or the equivalent

// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
typedef VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2 VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2KHR;

The following bits may be set in linearTilingFeatures and optimalTilingFeatures, specifying that the features are supported by images or image views or sampler Y′CBCR conversion objects created with the queried vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2::format:

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT specifies that an image view can be sampled from.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a storage image.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as storage image that supports atomic operations.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a framebuffer color attachment and as an input attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a framebuffer color attachment that supports blending and as an input attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT specifies that an image view can be used as a framebuffer depth/stencil attachment and as an input attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_SRC_BIT specifies that an image can be used as the srcImage for vkCmdBlitImage2KHR and vkCmdBlitImage.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_DST_BIT specifies that an image can be used as the dstImage for vkCmdBlitImage2KHR and vkCmdBlitImage.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT specifies that if VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT is also set, an image view can be used with a sampler that has either of magFilter or minFilter set to VK_FILTER_LINEAR, or mipmapMode set to VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR. If VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_SRC_BIT is also set, an image can be used as the srcImage for vkCmdBlitImage2KHR and vkCmdBlitImage with a filter of VK_FILTER_LINEAR. This bit must only be exposed for formats that also support the VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT or VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_SRC_BIT.

If the format being queried is a depth/stencil format, this bit only specifies that the depth aspect (not the stencil aspect) of an image of this format supports linear filtering. Where depth comparison is supported it may be linear filtered whether this bit is present or not, but where this bit is not present the filtered value may be computed in an implementation-dependent manner which differs from the normal rules of linear filtering. The resulting value must be in the range [0,1] and should be proportional to, or a weighted average of, the number of comparison passes or failures.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT specifies that an image can be used as a source image for copy commands.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT specifies that an image can be used as a destination image for copy commands and clear commands.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT specifies VkImage can be used as a sampled image with a min or max VkSamplerReductionMode. This bit must only be exposed for formats that also support the VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT specifies that VkImage can be used with a sampler that has either of magFilter or minFilter set to VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT, or be the source image for a blit with filter set to VK_FILTER_CUBIC_EXT. This bit must only be exposed for formats that also support the VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT. If the format being queried is a depth/stencil format, this only specifies that the depth aspect is cubic filterable.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT specifies that an application can define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source, and that an image of this format can be used with a VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo xChromaOffset and/or yChromaOffset of VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT. Otherwise both xChromaOffset and yChromaOffset must be VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN. If a format does not incorporate chroma downsampling (it is not a “422” or “420” format) but the implementation supports sampler Y′CBCR conversion for this format, the implementation must set VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT specifies that an application can define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source, and that an image of this format can be used with a VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo xChromaOffset and/or yChromaOffset of VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_COSITED_EVEN. Otherwise both xChromaOffset and yChromaOffset must be VK_CHROMA_LOCATION_MIDPOINT. If neither VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT nor VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT is set, the application must not define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT specifies that an application can define a sampler Y′CBCR conversion using this format as a source with chromaFilter set to VK_FILTER_LINEAR.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT specifies that the format can have different chroma, min, and mag filters.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT specifies that reconstruction is explicit, as described in Chroma Reconstruction. If this bit is not present, reconstruction is implicit by default.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT specifies that reconstruction can be forcibly made explicit by setting VkSamplerYcbcrConversionCreateInfo::forceExplicitReconstruction to VK_TRUE. If the format being queried supports VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT it must also support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DISJOINT_BIT specifies that a multi-planar image can have the VK_IMAGE_CREATE_DISJOINT_BIT set during image creation. An implementation must not set VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_DISJOINT_BIT for single-plane formats.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_BIT_EXT specifies that an image view can be used as a fragment density map attachment.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view can be used as a fragment shading rate attachment. An implementation must not set this feature for formats with numeric type other than *UINT, or set it as a buffer feature.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_OUTPUT_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as an output for video decode operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as a DPB for video decode operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_ENCODE_INPUT_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as an input to video encode operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_BIT_KHR specifies that an image view with this format can be used as a DPB for video encode operations

 Note Specific video profiles may have additional restrictions on the format and other image creation parameters corresponding to image views used by video coding operations that can be enumerated using the vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoFormatPropertiesKHR command, as described in Enumeration of Supported Video Output, Input and DPB Formats.
• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT specifies that image views or buffer views created with this format can be used as storage images for read operations without specifying a format.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT specifies that image views or buffer views created with this format can be used as storage images for write operations without specifying a format.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_DEPTH_COMPARISON_BIT specifies that image views created with this format can be used for depth comparison performed by OpImage*Dref* instructions.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_LINEAR_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT_NV specifies that the format is supported as a renderable Linear Color Attachment. This bit will be set for renderable color formats in the linearTilingFeatures. This must not be set in the optimalTilingFeatures or bufferFeatures members.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_WEIGHT_IMAGE_BIT_QCOM specifies that image views created with this format can be used as the weight image input to weight image sampling operations.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_WEIGHT_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT_QCOM specifies that image views created with this format can be sampled in weight image sampling operations.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLOCK_MATCHING_BIT_QCOM specifies that image views created with this format can be used in block matching operations.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BOX_FILTER_SAMPLED_BIT_QCOM specifies that image views created with this format can be sampled in box filter sampling operations.

The following bits may be set in bufferFeatures, specifying that the features are supported by buffers or buffer views created with the queried vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties2::format:

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT specifies that the format can be used to create a buffer view that can be bound to a VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT specifies that the format can be used to create a buffer view that can be bound to a VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER descriptor.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT specifies that atomic operations are supported on VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER with this format.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT specifies that the format can be used as a vertex attribute format (VkVertexInputAttributeDescription::format).

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT_KHR specifies that the format can be used as the vertex format when creating an acceleration structure (VkAccelerationStructureGeometryTrianglesDataKHR::vertexFormat). This format can also be used as the vertex format in host memory when doing host acceleration structure builds.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT specifies that buffer views created with this format can be used as storage texel buffers for read operations without specifying a format.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT specifies that buffer views created with this format can be used as storage texel buffers for write operations without specifying a format.

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_OPTICAL_FLOW_IMAGE_BIT_NV specifies that an image view with this format can be used as an input or reference to optical flow operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_OPTICAL_FLOW_VECTOR_BIT_NV specifies that an image view with this format can be used as a flow vector map (either as hint, output or global flow) for optical flow operations

• VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_OPTICAL_FLOW_COST_BIT_NV specifies that an image view with this format can be used as an output cost map for optical flow operations

typedef VkFlags64 VkFormatFeatureFlags2;

or the equivalent

// Provided by VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
typedef VkFormatFeatureFlags2 VkFormatFeatureFlags2KHR;

VkFormatFeatureFlags2 is a bitmask type for setting a mask of zero or more VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2.

To query the performance characteristics of a subpass resolve operation for an attachment with a VkFormat, add a VkSubpassResolvePerformanceQueryEXT structure to the pNext chain of VkFormatProperties2.

The VkSubpassResolvePerformanceQueryEXT structure is defined as:

// Provided by VK_EXT_multisampled_render_to_single_sampled
typedef struct VkSubpassResolvePerformanceQueryEXT {
VkStructureType    sType;
void*              pNext;
VkBool32           optimal;
} VkSubpassResolvePerformanceQueryEXT;
• sType is the type of this structure.

• pNext is NULL or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

• optimal specifies that a subpass resolve operation is optimally performed.

If optimal is VK_FALSE for a VkFormat, using a subpass resolve operation on a multisampled attachment with this format can incur additional costs, including additional memory bandwidth usage and a higher memory footprint. If an attachment with such a format is used in a multisampled-render-to-single-sampled subpass, the additional memory and memory bandwidth usage can nullify the benefits of using the VK_EXT_multisampled_render_to_single_sampled extension.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
• VUID-VkSubpassResolvePerformanceQueryEXT-sType-sType
sType must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBPASS_RESOLVE_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_EXT

#### 46.2.1. Potential Format Features

Some valid usage conditions depend on the format features supported by a VkImage whose VkImageTiling is unknown. In such cases the exact VkFormatFeatureFlagBits supported by the VkImage cannot be determined, so the valid usage conditions are expressed in terms of the potential format features of the VkImage format.

The potential format features of a VkFormat are defined as follows:

### 46.3. Required Format Support

Implementations must support at least the following set of features on the listed formats. For images, these features must be supported for every VkImageType (including arrayed and cube variants) unless otherwise noted. These features are supported on existing formats without needing to advertise an extension or needing to explicitly enable them. Support for additional functionality beyond the requirements listed here is queried using the vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties command.

 Note Unless otherwise excluded below, the required formats are supported for all VkImageCreateFlags values as long as those flag values are otherwise allowed.

The following tables show which feature bits must be supported for each format. Formats that are required to support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT must also support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT and VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT.

 ✓ This feature must be supported on the named format † This feature must be supported on at least some of the named formats, with more information in the table where the symbol appears ‡ This feature must be supported with some caveats or preconditions, with more information in the table where the symbol appears
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_MINMAX_BIT
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8 VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16 VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16 ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16 VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16 VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16 † † † VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16 ‡ ‡ ‡ Format features marked † must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the VkPhysicalDevice4444FormatsFeaturesEXT::formatA4R4G4B4 feature. Format features marked ‡ must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the VkPhysicalDevice4444FormatsFeaturesEXT::formatA4B4G4R4 feature.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R8_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB Format features marked with ‡ must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats feature.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32 VK_FORMAT_R10X6_UNORM_PACK16 VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6_UNORM_2PACK16 VK_FORMAT_R12X4_UNORM_PACK16 VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4_UNORM_2PACK16 Format features marked with ‡ must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats feature.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R16_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Format features marked with ‡ must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats feature.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ If the shaderImageFloat32Atomics or the shaderImageFloat32AtomicAdd or the shaderImageFloat32AtomicMinMax feature is supported, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT and VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT must be advertised in optimalTilingFeatures for VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT † † VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT † † VK_FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT VK_FORMAT_R64G64_UINT VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SINT VK_FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT VK_FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ‡ ✓ VK_FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32 ✓ ✓ ✓ Format features marked with ‡ must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats feature. If the shaderImageInt64Atomics feature is supported, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT and VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT must be advertised in optimalTilingFeatures for both VK_FORMAT_R64_UINT and VK_FORMAT_R64_SINT.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM ✓ ✓ ✓ VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 † VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT ✓ ✓ † VK_FORMAT_S8_UINT VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT † VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT † VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT feature must be supported for at least one of VK_FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 and VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT, and must be supported for at least one of VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT and VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT. bufferFeatures must not support any features for these formats
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK † † † The VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT and VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT features must be supported in optimalTilingFeatures for all the formats in at least one of: this table, Mandatory format support: ETC2 and EAC compressed formats with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D, or Mandatory format support: ASTC LDR compressed formats with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK † † † The VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT and VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT features must be supported in optimalTilingFeatures for all the formats in at least one of: this table, Mandatory format support: BC compressed formats with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D, or Mandatory format support: ASTC LDR compressed formats with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D.
 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BLEND_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_ATOMIC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ Format VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK † † † VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK † † † The VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT and VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT features must be supported in optimalTilingFeatures for all the formats in at least one of: this table, Mandatory format support: BC compressed formats with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D and VK_IMAGE_TYPE_3D, or Mandatory format support: ETC2 and EAC compressed formats with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D.

If cubic filtering is supported, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT must be supported for the following image view types:

• VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D

• VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY

for the following formats:

• VK_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8

• VK_FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16

• VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SRGB

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32

If ETC compressed formats are supported, VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_CUBIC_BIT_EXT must be supported for the following image view types:

• VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D

• VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY

for the following additional formats:

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK

• VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK

If cubic filtering is supported for any other formats, the following image view types must be supported for those formats:

• VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D

• VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D_ARRAY

To be used with VkImageView with subresourceRange.aspectMask equal to VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, sampler Y′CBCR conversion must be enabled for the following formats:

 VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_FORCEABLE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_CHROMA_RECONSTRUCTION_EXPLICIT_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_SEPARATE_RECONSTRUCTION_FILTER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_YCBCR_CONVERSION_LINEAR_FILTER_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_MIDPOINT_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COSITED_CHROMA_SAMPLES_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT ↓ VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DISJOINT_BIT ↓ Format Planes VK_FORMAT_G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM 1 VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM 1 VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_420_UNORM 3 † † † † VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_420_UNORM 2 † † † † VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_422_UNORM 3 VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_422_UNORM 2 VK_FORMAT_G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM 3 VK_FORMAT_R10X6G10X6B10X6A10X6_UNORM_4PACK16 ‡ 1 VK_FORMAT_G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16 1 VK_FORMAT_B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16 1 VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 3 VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 2 VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 3 VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 2 VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6_R10X6_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 3 VK_FORMAT_R12X4G12X4B12X4A12X4_UNORM_4PACK16 1 VK_FORMAT_G12X4B12X4G12X4R12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16 1 VK_FORMAT_B12X4G12X4R12X4G12X4_422_UNORM_4PACK16 1 VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 3 VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16 2 VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 3 VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16 2 VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4_R12X4_3PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 3 VK_FORMAT_G16B16G16R16_422_UNORM 1 VK_FORMAT_B16G16R16G16_422_UNORM 1 VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_420_UNORM 3 VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM 2 VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_422_UNORM 3 VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM 2 VK_FORMAT_G16_B16_R16_3PLANE_444_UNORM 3 VK_FORMAT_G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM 2 VK_FORMAT_G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 2 VK_FORMAT_G12X4_B12X4R12X4_2PLANE_444_UNORM_3PACK16 2 VK_FORMAT_G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM 2 Format features marked † must be supported for optimalTilingFeatures with VkImageType VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D if the VkPhysicalDevice supports the VkPhysicalDeviceSamplerYcbcrConversionFeatures feature. Formats marked ‡ do not require a sampler Y′CBCR conversion for VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT image views if the VkPhysicalDeviceRGBA10X6FormatsFeaturesEXT::formatRgba10x6WithoutYCbCrSampler feature is enabled.

Implementations are not required to support the VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT, VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT, or VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_ALIASED_BIT VkImageCreateFlags for the above formats that require sampler Y′CBCR conversion. To determine whether the implementation supports sparse image creation flags with these formats use vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties or vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2.

VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_BIT_EXT must be supported for the following formats if the fragmentDensityMap feature is enabled:

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM

VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT_KHR must be supported in bufferFeatures for the following formats if the accelerationStructure feature is supported:

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM

VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_ATTACHMENT_BIT_KHR must be supported for the following formats if the attachmentFragmentShadingRate feature is supported:

• VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT

#### 46.3.1. Formats without shader storage format

The device-level features for using a storage image with an image format of Unknown, shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat and shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat, only apply to the following formats:

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SNORM

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R16_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_R8_SINT

• VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32

• VK_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R16_UINT

• VK_FORMAT_R8_UINT

 Note This list of formats is the union of required storage formats from Required Format Support section and formats listed in shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats.

An implementation that supports VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT for any format from the given list of formats and supports shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat must support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_READ_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT for that same format if Vulkan 1.3 or the VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 extension is supported.

An implementation that supports VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT for any format from the given list of formats and supports shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat must support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_STORAGE_WRITE_WITHOUT_FORMAT_BIT for that same format if Vulkan 1.3 or the VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 extension is supported.

#### 46.3.2. Depth comparison format support

If Vulkan 1.3 or the VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 extension is supported, a depth/stencil format with a depth component supporting VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT must support VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_DEPTH_COMPARISON_BIT.