Registered Extension Number

608

Revision

1

Ratification Status

Not ratified

Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
or
Vulkan Version 1.1

API Interactions

  • Interacts with VK_EXT_shader_object

Special Use

Contact

Extension Proposal

VK_ARM_shader_instrumentation

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2026-02-26

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

  • Embla Flatlandsmo, Arm Ltd.

  • Jan-Harald Fredriksen, Arm Ltd.

  • Mikel Garai, Arm Ltd.

  • Peter Harris, Arm Ltd.

  • Ting Wei, Arm Ltd.

  • Torbjörn Nilsson, Arm Ltd.

Description

This extension provides the ability to instrument shaders and capture performance metrics per shader type from commands executed by a queue.

New Object Types

New Commands

New Structures

New Bitmasks

New Enum Constants

If VK_EXT_shader_object is supported:

Version History

  • Revision 1, 2026-02-26 (Embla Flatlandsmo, Jan-Harald Fredriksen)

    • Initial draft.

See Also

No cross-references are available

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

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Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0