VK_EXT_multi_draw(3)

# VK_EXT_multi_draw(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_EXT_multi_draw - device extension

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## Registered Extension Number

393

## Revision

1

## Ratification Status

Ratified

## Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Vulkan Version 1.1

## Contact

- Mike Blumenkrantz [GitHub]zmike

## Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

  2021-05-19

Interactions and External Dependencies

  - Interacts with Vulkan 1.1.

  - Interacts with `VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters`.

IP Status

  No known IP claims.

Contributors

  - Mike Blumenkrantz, VALVE

  - Piers Daniell, NVIDIA

  - Faith Ekstrand, INTEL

  - Spencer Fricke, SAMSUNG

  - Ricardo Garcia, IGALIA

  - Jon Leech, KHRONOS

  - Stu Smith, AMD

## Description

Processing multiple draw commands in sequence incurs measurable overhead within drivers due to repeated state checks and updates during dispatch. This extension enables passing the entire sequence of draws directly to the driver in order to avoid any such overhead, using an array of VkMultiDrawInfoEXT or VkMultiDrawIndexedInfoEXT structs with `vkCmdDrawMultiEXT` or `vkCmdDrawMultiIndexedEXT`, respectively. These functions could be used any time multiple draw commands are being recorded without any state changes between them in order to maximize performance.

## New Commands

- vkCmdDrawMultiEXT

- vkCmdDrawMultiIndexedEXT

## New Structures

- VkMultiDrawIndexedInfoEXT

- VkMultiDrawInfoEXT

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMultiDrawFeaturesEXT

- Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:

  - VkPhysicalDeviceMultiDrawPropertiesEXT

## New Enum Constants

- `VK_EXT_MULTI_DRAW_EXTENSION_NAME`

- `VK_EXT_MULTI_DRAW_SPEC_VERSION`

- Extending VkStructureType:

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTI_DRAW_FEATURES_EXT

  - VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MULTI_DRAW_PROPERTIES_EXT

## New or Modified Built-In Variables

- (modified)`DrawIndex`

## Version History

- Revision 1, 2021-01-20 (Mike Blumenkrantz)

  - Initial version

## 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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