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title: 'VK_EXT_present_timing: the Journey to State-of-the-Art Frame Pacing in Vulkan'
url: 'https://vulkan.org/news/auto-24067-02a6cc967d5b4fd18b2314f91b706f06'
markdown: 'https://vulkan.org/news/auto-24067-02a6cc967d5b4fd18b2314f91b706f06.md'
date: '2025-12-04'
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#  VK\_EXT\_present\_timing: the Journey to State-of-the-Art Frame Pacing in Vulkan 

  December 4th at 3:38pm

 VK_EXT_present_timing is conceptually simple yet powerful. The extension combines two fundamental features, which Vulkan devices can expose independently: The ability to receive timing feedback about previous presentation requests The ability to explicitly specify a target presentation time for each request It is the combination of these features that enables applications to achieve smooth, consistent animation. 

 [ Read More  ](https://www.khronos.org/blog/vk-ext-present-timing-the-journey-to-state-of-the-art-frame-pacing-in-vulkan)

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