VkDeviceMemory(3)

# VkDeviceMemory(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkDeviceMemory - Opaque handle to a device memory object

## C Specification

A Vulkan device operates on data in device memory via memory objects that are represented in the API by a `VkDeviceMemory` handle:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE(VkDeviceMemory)

## Description

## See Also

VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE, VK_VERSION_1_0, VkBindAccelerationStructureMemoryInfoNV, VkBindBufferMemoryInfo, VkBindDataGraphPipelineSessionMemoryInfoARM, VkBindImageMemoryInfo, VkBindTensorMemoryInfoARM, VkBindVideoSessionMemoryInfoKHR, VkDeviceMemoryOpaqueCaptureAddressInfo, VkExportMetalBufferInfoEXT, VkMappedMemoryRange, VkMemoryGetAndroidHardwareBufferInfoANDROID, VkMemoryGetFdInfoKHR, VkMemoryGetMetalHandleInfoEXT, VkMemoryGetNativeBufferInfoOHOS, VkMemoryGetRemoteAddressInfoNV, VkMemoryGetWin32HandleInfoKHR, VkMemoryGetZirconHandleInfoFUCHSIA, VkMemoryMapInfo, VkMemoryUnmapInfo, VkSparseImageMemoryBind, VkSparseMemoryBind, VkTileMemoryBindInfoQCOM, VkWin32KeyedMutexAcquireReleaseInfoKHR, VkWin32KeyedMutexAcquireReleaseInfoNV, vkAllocateMemory, vkBindBufferMemory, vkBindImageMemory, vkFreeMemory, vkGetDeviceMemoryCommitment, vkGetMemoryWin32HandleNV, vkMapMemory, vkSetDeviceMemoryPriorityEXT, vkUnmapMemory

## 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

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