vkCreateFramebuffer(3)

# vkCreateFramebuffer(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCreateFramebuffer - Create a new framebuffer object

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## C Specification

To create a framebuffer, call:

Warning | This functionality is deprecated by VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read. See Deprecated Functionality for more information.

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    VkResult vkCreateFramebuffer(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        const VkFramebufferCreateInfo*              pCreateInfo,
        const VkAllocationCallbacks*                pAllocator,
        VkFramebuffer*                              pFramebuffer);

## Parameters

- `device` is the logical device that creates the framebuffer.

- `pCreateInfo` is a pointer to a VkFramebufferCreateInfo structure describing additional information about framebuffer creation.

- `pAllocator` controls host memory allocation as described in the Memory Allocation chapter.

- `pFramebuffer` is a pointer to a VkFramebuffer handle in which the resulting framebuffer object is returned.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCreateFramebuffer-device-10002
  `device` must support at least one queue family with the `VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT` capability

- VUID-vkCreateFramebuffer-pCreateInfo-02777
  If `pCreateInfo->flags` does not include `VK_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_IMAGELESS_BIT`, and `attachmentCount` is not `0`, each element of `pCreateInfo->pAttachments` must have been created on `device`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

- VUID-vkCreateFramebuffer-pCreateInfo-parameter
  `pCreateInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkFramebufferCreateInfo structure

- VUID-vkCreateFramebuffer-pAllocator-parameter
  If `pAllocator` is not `NULL`, `pAllocator` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkAllocationCallbacks structure

- VUID-vkCreateFramebuffer-pFramebuffer-parameter
  `pFramebuffer` must be a valid pointer to a VkFramebuffer handle

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - `VK_SUCCESS`

On failure, this command returns

  - `VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY`

  - `VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY`

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkAllocationCallbacks, VkDevice, VkFramebuffer, VkFramebufferCreateInfo

## 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 2014-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0