Checking Hardware Feature Support
This section covers how to check on Format Support for Direct3D Feature Level Hardware using API calls.
For D3D11, use ID3D11Device::CheckFormatSupport to programmatically verify the info in the previous sections. For D3D12 use ID3D12::CheckFeatureSupport.
| Format target | D3D12 | D3D11 |
|---|---|---|
| Buffer | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_BUFFER (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_BUFFER (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Input Assembler Vertex Buffer | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_IA_VERTEX_BUFFER (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_IA_VERTEX_BUFFER (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Input Assembler Index Buffer | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_IA_INDEX_BUFFER (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_IA_INDEX_BUFFER (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Stream Output Buffer | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SO_BUFFER (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SO_BUFFER (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Texture1D | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_TEXTURE1D (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_TEXTURE1D (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Texture2D | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_TEXTURE2D (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_TEXTURE2D (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Texture3D | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_TEXTURE3D (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_TEXTURE3D (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| TextureCube | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_TEXTURECUBE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_TEXTURECUBE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shader ld | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SHADER_LOAD (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SHADER_LOAD (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shader sample (any filter) | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SHADER_SAMPLE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SHADER_SAMPLE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shader sample_c (comparison filter) | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SHADER_SAMPLE_COMPARISON (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SHADER_SAMPLE_COMPARISON (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shader sample (mono 1_bit_filter) | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SHADER_SAMPLE_MONO_TEXT (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SHADER_SAMPLE_MONO_TEXT (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shader gather4 | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SHADER_GATHER (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SHADER_GATHER (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shader gather4_c | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_SHADER_GATHER_COMPARISON (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_SHADER_GATHER_COMPARISON (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Mipmap | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_MIP (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MIP (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Mipmap Auto-Generation |
Note: D3D12 no longer has a dedicated mipmap generation functionality. Applications must implement it on their own using shaders. |
D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MIP_AUTOGEN (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| RenderTarget | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_RENDER_TARGET (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_RENDER_TARGET (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Blendable RenderTarget | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_BLENDABLE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_BLENDABLE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Output Merger Logic Op | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_OUTPUT_MERGER_LOGIC_OP | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_OUTPUT_MERGER_LOGIC_OP (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| Depth/Stencil Target | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_DEPTH_STENCIL (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_DEPTH_STENCIL (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Raw UAV and SRV | ||
| Structured UAV and SRV | ||
| Typed UAV | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_TYPED_UNORDERED_ACCESS_VIEW (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_TYPED_UNORDERED_ACCESS_VIEW (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| UAV Typed Store | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_TYPED_STORE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_TYPED_STORE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Typed Load | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_TYPED_LOAD (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_TYPED_LOAD (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Atomic Add | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_ADD (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_ADD (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Atomic Bitwise Ops | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_BITWISE_OPS (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_BITWISE_OPS (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Atomic Cmp&Store/ Cmp&Exch | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_COMPARE_STORE_OR_COMPARE_EXCHANGE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_COMPARE_STORE_OR_COMPARE_EXCHANGE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Atomic Exchange | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_EXCHANGE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_EXCHANGE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Atomic Signed Min/Max | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_SIGNED_MIN_OR_MAX (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_SIGNED_MIN_OR_MAX (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| UAV Atomic Unsigned Min/Max | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_UNSIGNED_MIN_OR_MAX (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_UAV_ATOMIC_UNSIGNED_MIN_OR_MAX (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| CPU Lockable |
Note: Only a single format precludes cpu access (420_OPAQUE). |
D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_CPU_LOCKABLE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| 4x Multisample RenderTarget | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_MULTISAMPLE_RENDERTARGET (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MULTISAMPLE_RENDERTARGET (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| 8x Multisample RenderTarget | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_MULTISAMPLE_RENDERTARGET (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MULTISAMPLE_RENDERTARGET (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Other Multisample Count RT | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_MULTISAMPLE_RENDERTARGET (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MULTISAMPLE_RENDERTARGET (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Multisample Resolve | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MULTISAMPLE_RESOLVE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Multisample Load | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_MULTISAMPLE_LOAD (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_MULTISAMPLE_LOAD (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Display Scan-Out | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_DISPLAY (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_DISPLAY (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Cast Within Bit Layout | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_CAST_WITHIN_BIT_LAYOUT (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_CAST_WITHIN_BIT_LAYOUT (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Video Decoder Support | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_DECODER_OUTPUT (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_DECODER_OUTPUT (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Video Processor Input | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_VIDEO_PROCESSOR_INPUT (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_VIDEO_PROCESSOR_INPUT (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Video Processor Output | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_VIDEO_PROCESSOR_OUTPUT (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_VIDEO_PROCESSOR_OUTPUT (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Shared Resource |
Note: Textures of all formats may be shared committed resources or be placed in shared heaps. |
D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_SHAREABLE (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| BackBuffer Castable Even Fully Typed | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_BACK_BUFFER_CAST (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) |
Note: No API available. |
| Tiled Resource | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_TILED (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_TILED (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |
| Video Encoder | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1_VIDEO_ENCODER(D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT1) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_VIDEO_ENCODER (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT) |
| Multiplane Overlay | D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_MULTIPLANE_OVERLAY (D3D12_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) | D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2_MULTIPLANE_OVERLAY (D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT2) |