Spec Sheets

Texture formats

The following table describes functionality available for each supported texture format.

A5XA6X

* only when optimal layout is used.

A5X Surface Format	Bit depth	Max MSAA	sRGB	Linear	Optimal	UBWC*	Fast clear*	UBWC Read only in texture unit*	Point sample only	Blendable RT	UAV Read	UAV Write
A1_UNORM	1 bit	1x		√					√
A8_UNORM	8 bit	8x		√	√		√			√		√
R8_UNORM	8 bit	8x		√	√		√			√	√	√
R8_SNORM	8 bit	8x		√	√		√			√		√
R8_UINT	8 bit	8x		√	√		√		√		√	√
R8_SINT	8 bit	8x		√	√		√		√		√	√
R4G4B4A4_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
R4G4B4X4_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
R5G5B5A1_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
R5G5B5X1_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
A1R5G5B5_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√						√
X1R5G5B5_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√						√
R5G6B5_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
R8G8_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R8G8_SNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R8G8_UINT	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√		√
R8G8_SINT	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√		√
L8A8_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√
A8L8_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√
R16_UNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16_SNORM	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16_FP16	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√	√	√
R16_UINT	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√
R16_SINT	16 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√
R8G8B8_UNORM	24 bit	1x	√	√						√
R8G8B8_SNORM	24 bit	1x		√
R8G8B8_UINT	24 bit	1x		√					√
R8G8B8_SINT	24 bit	1x		√					√
R8G8B8A8_UNORM	32 bit	8x	√	√	√	√	√			√	√	√
R8G8B8X8_UNORM	32 bit	8x	√	√	√	√	√			√	√	√
R8G8B8A8_SNORM	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R8G8B8A8_UINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√
R8G8B8A8_SINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√
R9G9B9E5_FLOAT	32 bit	8x		√	√
R10G10B10A2_UNORM	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R10G10B10A2_UNORM_FAST	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
R10G10B10X2_UNORM_FAST	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√
R10G10B10A2_SNORM	32 bit			√
R10G10B10A2_UINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√	√		√
R10G10B10A2_SINT	32 bit			√
A2R10G10B10_UNORM	32 bit	8x		√						√
A2R10G10B10_UNORM_FAST	32 bit	8x		√						√
X2R10G10B10_UNORM_FAST	32 bit	8x		√						√
A2R10G10B10_SNORM	32 bit			√
A2R10G10B10_UINT	32 bit	8x		√					√	√
A2R10G10B10_SINT	32 bit			√
R11G11B10_FLOAT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16G16_UNORM	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16G16_SNORM	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16G16_FP16	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16G16_UINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√			√
R16G16_SINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√			√
R32_UNORM	32 bit			√
R32_SNORM	32 bit			√
R32_FP32	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√	√	√
R32_UINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√		√	√
R32_SINT	32 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√		√	√
R32_S15_16_FIXED	32 bit			√
R16G16B16_UNORM	48 bit	1x		√
R16G16B16_SNORM	48 bit	1x		√
R16G16B16_FP16	48 bit	1x		√
R16G16B16_UINT	48 bit	1x		√					√
R16G16B16_SINT	48 bit	1x		√					√
R16G16B16A16_UNORM	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16G16B16A16_SNORM	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R16G16B16A16_FP16	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√	√	√
R16G16B16A16_UINT	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√		√	√
R16G16B16A16_SINT	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√		√	√
R32G32_UNORM	64 bit			√
R32G32_SNORM	64 bit			√
R32G32_FP32	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√		√
R32G32_UINT	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√			√
R32G32_SINT	64 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√			√
R32G32_S15_16_FIXED	64 bit			√
R32G32B32_UNORM	96 bit			√
R32G32B32_SNORM	96 bit			√
R32G32B32_UINT	96 bit	1x		√					√
R32G32B32_SINT	96 bit	1x		√					√
R32G32B32_FP32	96 bit	1x		√
R32G32B32_S15_16_FIXED	96 bit			√
R32G32B32A32_UNORM	128 bit			√
R32G32B32A32_SNORM	128 bit			√
R32G32B32A32_FP32	128 bit	8x		√	√	√	√			√	√	√
R32G32B32A32_UINT	128 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√		√	√
R32G32B32A32_SINT	128 bit	8x		√	√	√	√		√		√	√
R32G32B32A32_S15_16_FIXED	128 bit			√
UYVY_UNORM	YUV packed (16 bit)	1x		√				√		√
YUY2_UNORM (YUYV)	YUV packed (16 bit)	1x		√	√			√		√
NV12_UNORM	YUV planar (8/16 bit)	1x		√	√			√		√
NV21_UNORM	YUV planar (8/16 bit)	1x		√				√		√
IYUV_UNORM	YUV planar (8 bit)	1x		√						√
Y8U8V8A8_UNORM	YUV packed (32 bit)	1x		√	√	√				√
YVYU_UNORM	YUV packed (16 bit)	1x		√				√		√
VYUY_UNORM	YUV packed (16 bit)	1x		√				√		√
R24_UNORM_X8_TYPELESS	Depth/stencil (32 bit)	8x			√	√	√
ATI_TC_RGB	Compressed (64 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ATI_TC_RGBA	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ATI_TC_RGBA_INTERP	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
EACX2_RG11_UNSIGNED	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
EACX2_RG11_SIGNED	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
EAC_R11_UNSIGNED	Compressed (64 bit)	1x		√	√
EAC_R11_SIGNED	Compressed (64 bit)	1x		√	√
ETC1_RGB	Compressed (64 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ETC2_RGB8	Compressed (64 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ETC2A_RGBA8	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ETC2_PTA_RGBA8	Compressed (64 bit)	1x	√	√	√
BC1_UNORM	Compressed (64 bit)	1x	√	√	√
BC2_UNORM	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
BC3_UNORM	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
BC4_UNORM	Compressed (64 bit)	1x		√	√
BC4_UNORM_FAST	Compressed (64 bit)	1x		√	√
BC4_SNORM	Compressed (64 bit)	1x		√	√
BC4_SNORM_FAST	Compressed (64 bit)	1x		√	√
BC5_UNORM	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
BC5_UNORM_FAST	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
BC5_SNORM	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
BC5_SNORM_FAST	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
BC6H_UFP16	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
BC6H_SFP16	Compressed (128 bit)	1x		√	√
BC7_UNORM	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_4X4	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_5X4	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_5X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_6X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_6X6	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_8X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_8X6	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_8X8	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_10X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_10X6	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_10X8	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_10X10	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_12X10	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_12X12	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_3X3X3	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_4X3X3	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_4X4X3	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_4X4X4	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_5X4X4	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_5X5X4	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_5X5X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_6X5X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_6X6X5	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√
ASTC_6X6X6	Compressed (128 bit)	1x	√	√	√