vkCmdEndRenderPass2(3)

# vkCmdEndRenderPass2(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdEndRenderPass2 - End the current render pass

## C Specification

To record a command to end a render pass instance after recording the commands for the last subpass, call:

Warning | This functionality is superseded by Vulkan Version 1.4. See Legacy Functionality for more information.

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_2
    void vkCmdEndRenderPass2(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        const VkSubpassEndInfo*                     pSubpassEndInfo);

    // Provided by VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
    // Equivalent to vkCmdEndRenderPass2
    void vkCmdEndRenderPass2KHR(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        const VkSubpassEndInfo*                     pSubpassEndInfo);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer in which to end the current render pass instance.

- `pSubpassEndInfo` is a pointer to a VkSubpassEndInfo structure containing information about how the last subpass will be ended.

## Description

`vkCmdEndRenderPass2` is semantically identical to vkCmdEndRenderPass, except that it is extensible.

Note | There is no implicit ordering between separate render passes, even in the same command buffer, and even when the attachments match. Some applications rely on the continuation of rasterization order between multiple render passes with attachments defined in the same way, in order to perform non-rendering operations (such as copies or compute operations) between draw calls, but this has never been required by the specification. There is also no explicit barrier currently in the API that provides the guarantee that applications rely on without additional performance penalties. New applications should avoid relying on this ordering until an appropriate barrier is added to the API. Implementations where applications are performing this splitting are encouraged to continue supporting this guarantee until a suitable barrier is added to the API. Existing applications relying on this ordering should expect that it will continue working on platforms where it currently does. Once a new extension adds support for a new barrier, developers are encouraged to adapt their applications to use this when available.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-None-03103
  The current subpass index must be equal to the number of subpasses in the render pass minus one

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-None-02352
  This command must not be recorded when transform feedback is active

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-None-06171
  The current render pass instance must not have been begun with vkCmdBeginRendering

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-None-07005
  If `vkCmdBeginQuery`* was called within a subpass of the render pass, the corresponding `vkCmdEndQuery`* must have been called subsequently within the same subpass

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-pSubpassEndInfo-parameter
  `pSubpassEndInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkSubpassEndInfo structure

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT operations

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-renderpass
  This command must only be called inside of a render pass instance

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-suspended
  This command must not be called between suspended render pass instances

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-videocoding
  This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

- VUID-vkCmdEndRenderPass2-bufferlevel
  `commandBuffer` must be a primary `VkCommandBuffer`

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Primary | Inside | Outside | VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT | Action State Synchronization

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdEndRenderPass2 is not affected by conditional rendering

## See Also

VK_KHR_create_renderpass2, VK_VERSION_1_2, VkCommandBuffer, VkSubpassEndInfo

## 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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