vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable(3)

# vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable - Set depth bounds test enable dynamically for a command buffer

## C Specification

To dynamically enable or disable the depth bounds test, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_3
    void vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkBool32                                    depthBoundsTestEnable);

    // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state, VK_EXT_shader_object
    // Equivalent to vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable
    void vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnableEXT(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkBool32                                    depthBoundsTestEnable);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

- `depthBoundsTestEnable` specifies if the depth bounds test is enabled.

## Description

This command sets the depth bounds enable for subsequent drawing commands when drawing using shader objects, or when the graphics pipeline is created with VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_DEPTH_BOUNDS_TEST_ENABLE set in VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo::`pDynamicStates`. Otherwise, this state is specified by the VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo::`depthBoundsTestEnable` value used to create the currently active pipeline.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable-None-08971
  At least one of the following must be true:

  - the `extendedDynamicState` feature is enabled

  - the `shaderObject` feature is enabled

  - the value of VkApplicationInfo::`apiVersion` used to create the VkInstance parent of `commandBuffer` is greater than or equal to Version 1.3

- VUID-vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable-depthBounds-10010
  If the `depthBounds` feature is not enabled, `depthBoundsTestEnable` must be VK_FALSE

Valid Usage (Implicit)

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

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

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

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

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 Secondary | Both | Outside | VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT | State

Conditional Rendering

vkCmdSetDepthBoundsTestEnable is not affected by conditional rendering

## See Also

VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state, VK_EXT_shader_object, VK_VERSION_1_3, VkBool32, VkCommandBuffer

## 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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