---
title: 'Khronos Blog: Understanding Vulkan Synchronization'
url: 'https://vulkan.org/news/auto-19846-64501939f3535cbb2704548aee7027ae'
markdown: 'https://vulkan.org/news/auto-19846-64501939f3535cbb2704548aee7027ae.md'
date: '2021-03-24'
taxonomy:
  tag:
    - Synchronization
---

#  Khronos Blog: Understanding Vulkan Synchronization 

  March 24th at 1:02pm

 Synchronization is a critical but often misunderstood part of the Vulkan API. The new VK_KHR_synchronization2 extension includes several improvements to make Vulkan Synchronization easier to use, without major changes to the fundamental concepts described in this new blog. We highlight key differences introduced with Synchronization2 throughout the blog. 

 [ Read More  ](https://www.khronos.org/blog/understanding-vulkan-synchronization)

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