ShadingRateKHR(3)

# ShadingRateKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

ShadingRateKHR - Shading rate of a fragment

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## Description

`ShadingRateKHR`

  Decorating a variable with the `ShadingRateKHR` built-in decoration will make that variable contain the fragment shading rate for the current fragment invocation.

Valid Usage

- VUID-ShadingRateKHR-ShadingRateKHR-04490
  The `ShadingRateKHR` decoration must be used only within the `Fragment` `Execution` `Model`

- VUID-ShadingRateKHR-ShadingRateKHR-04491
  The variable decorated with `ShadingRateKHR` must be declared using the `Input` `Storage` `Class`

- VUID-ShadingRateKHR-ShadingRateKHR-04492
  The variable decorated with `ShadingRateKHR` must be declared as a scalar 32-bit integer value

## See Also

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## 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.

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