VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready(3)

# VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready - device extension

## Registered Extension Number

622

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_swapchain

## Contact

- Lionel Duc [GitHub]nvlduc

## Extension Proposal

VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2025-03-18

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - James Jones, NVIDIA

  - Lionel Duc, NVIDIA

  - Lina Versace, Google

## Description

This extension is based on `VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready` and provides equivalent functionality.

This extension adds a new present mode, VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_KHR.

This tear-free present mode behaves much like VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR, except that each vertical blanking period dequeues consecutive present requests until the latest ready is found to update the current image.

While this seems similar in concept to VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR, the fundamental difference is that the processing of the present requests is done during vblank. From the application perspective, this means for example, that in a flip-based model, a single vblank may cause multiple swapchain images to be released at once, while VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR may continuously be releasing images as new requests become ready.

This additional present mode is useful when using a time-based present API.

## New Structures

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDevicePresentModeFifoLatestReadyFeaturesKHR

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_KHR_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_KHR_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkPresentModeKHR:

  - VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_KHR

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_LATEST_READY_FEATURES_KHR

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2025-03-18 (Lina Versace)

  - Internal revisions

## See Also

No cross-references are available

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

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## Copyright

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