vkCopyImageToImage(3)

# vkCopyImageToImage(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCopyImageToImage - Copy image data using the host

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## C Specification

To copy data from an image object to another image object using the host, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_4
    VkResult vkCopyImageToImage(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        const VkCopyImageToImageInfo*               pCopyImageToImageInfo);

    // Provided by VK_EXT_host_image_copy
    // Equivalent to vkCopyImageToImage
    VkResult vkCopyImageToImageEXT(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        const VkCopyImageToImageInfo*               pCopyImageToImageInfo);

## Parameters

- `device` is the device which owns `pCopyImageToImageInfo->srcImage` and `pCopyImageToImageInfo->dstImage`.

- `pCopyImageToImageInfo` is a pointer to a VkCopyImageToImageInfo structure describing the copy parameters.

## Description

This command is functionally similar to vkCmdCopyImage2, except it is executed on the host. The memory of `pCopyImageToImageInfo->srcImage` and `pCopyImageToImageInfo->dstImage` is accessed by the host as if coherent.

Note | If the device has written to the memory of `pCopyImageToImageInfo->srcImage`, it is not automatically made available to the host. Before this copy command can be called, a memory barrier for this image must have been issued on the device with the second synchronization scope including VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_HOST_BIT and VK_ACCESS_HOST_READ_BIT. Because queue submissions automatically make host memory visible to the device, there would not be a need for a memory barrier before using the results of this copy operation in `pCopyMemoryToImageInfo->dstImage` on the device.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCopyImageToImage-device-parameter
  `device` must be a valid VkDevice handle

- VUID-vkCopyImageToImage-pCopyImageToImageInfo-parameter
  `pCopyImageToImageInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkCopyImageToImageInfo structure

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - VK_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns

  - VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

  - VK_ERROR_MEMORY_MAP_FAILED

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN

  - VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED

## See Also

VK_EXT_host_image_copy, VK_VERSION_1_4, VkCopyImageToImageInfo, VkDevice

## 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 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

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