vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(3)

# vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties - Returns properties of a physical device

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## C Specification

To query general properties of physical devices once enumerated, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    void vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(
        VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
        VkPhysicalDeviceProperties*                 pProperties);

## Parameters

- `physicalDevice` is the handle to the physical device whose properties will be queried.

- `pProperties` is a pointer to a VkPhysicalDeviceProperties structure in which properties are returned.

## Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties-pProperties-parameter
  `pProperties` must be a valid pointer to a VkPhysicalDeviceProperties structure

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkPhysicalDevice, VkPhysicalDeviceProperties

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.

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