Name

VK_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float - device extension

VK_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float

Name String

VK_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float

Extension Type

Device extension

Registered Extension Number

37

Revision

2

Extension and Version Dependencies

• Requires Vulkan 1.0

Deprecation state

• Deprecated by VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 extension

  • Which in turn was promoted to Vulkan 1.2

Contact

• Dominik Witczak https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Docs/issues/new?title=VK_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float:%20&body=@dominikwitczakamd%20

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2019-04-11

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Interactions and External Dependencies

• This extension requires SPV_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float

Contributors

• Daniel Rakos, AMD
• Dominik Witczak, AMD
• Donglin Wei, AMD
• Graham Sellers, AMD
• Qun Lin, AMD
• Rex Xu, AMD

Description

This extension adds support for using half float variables in shaders.

Deprecation by VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8

Functionality in this extension was included in VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 extension, when PhysicalDeviceShaderFloat16Int8FeaturesKHR::shaderFloat16 is enabled.

New Enum Constants

• AMD_GPU_SHADER_HALF_FLOAT_EXTENSION_NAME

• AMD_GPU_SHADER_HALF_FLOAT_SPEC_VERSION

Version History

• Revision 2, 2019-04-11 (Tobias Hector)

  • Marked as deprecated

• Revision 1, 2016-09-21 (Dominik Witczak)

  • Initial draft

See Also

No cross-references are available

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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