SDL_CreateGPUDevice - Man Page

Defined in SDL3/SDL_gpu.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_GPUDevice* SDL_CreateGPUDevice(
    SDL_GPUShaderFormat format_flags,
    bool debug_mode,
    const char *name);

format_flags

a bitflag indicating which shader formats the app is able to provide.

debug_mode

enable debug mode properties and validations.

name

the preferred GPU driver, or NULL to let SDL pick the optimal driver.

( SDL_GPUDevice
*) Returns a GPU context on success or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError () for more information.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

·(3), SDL_GetGPUShaderFormats(3), ·(3), SDL_GetGPUDeviceDriver(3), ·(3), SDL_DestroyGPUDevice(3), ·(3), SDL_GPUSupportsShaderFormats(3)

SDL_DestroyGPUDevice(3), SDL_GPUSupportsShaderFormats(3).