vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM(3)

# vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM - Set a performance hint on a queue

## C Specification

To set a performance hint on a VkQueue object, call:

    // Provided by VK_QCOM_queue_perf_hint
    VkResult                   vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM(
        VkQueue                                     queue,
        const VkPerfHintInfoQCOM*                   pPerfHintInfo);

## Parameters

- `queue` is the queue to set the performance hint on.

- `pPerfHintInfo` is a pointer to a VkPerfHintInfoQCOM structure, describing the performance hint to set.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM-queuePerfHint-12387
  The `queuePerfHint` feature must be enabled

- VUID-vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM-queue-12388
  `queue` must support at least one of the queue types specified in VkPhysicalDeviceQueuePerfHintPropertiesQCOM::`supportedQueues`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM-queue-parameter
  `queue` must be a valid VkQueue handle

- VUID-vkQueueSetPerfHintQCOM-pPerfHintInfo-parameter
  `pPerfHintInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkPerfHintInfoQCOM structure

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `queue` must be externally synchronized if it was not created with VK_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT_KHR

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
- | - | - | Any | -

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - VK_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns

  - VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST

  - VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN

  - VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED

## See Also

VK_QCOM_queue_perf_hint, VkPerfHintInfoQCOM, VkQueue

## 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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