Vulkan Memory Allocator
A single-header C++ library that simplifies GPU memory allocation and resource creation for Vulkan applications.
What is Vulkan Memory Allocator?
Vulkan Memory Allocator is a C++ library that simplifies GPU memory management for Vulkan applications. It abstracts Vulkan's complex memory allocation and resource creation APIs, providing higher-level functions to choose optimal memory types, manage memory pools, and bind resources efficiently. It solves the problem of Vulkan's verbose and error-prone memory handling, reducing boilerplate code for developers.
Vulkan developers, game engine programmers, and graphics engineers working on applications that require fine-tuned GPU memory management, such as games, rendering engines, and emulators.
Developers choose VMA because it drastically reduces Vulkan memory management complexity while maintaining performance and flexibility. Its single-header design, thread safety, and extensive feature set—including defragmentation, statistics, and support for the latest Vulkan extensions—make it a robust, production-ready solution trusted by major projects like Blender, Godot, and Cyberpunk 2077.
Overview
Easy to integrate Vulkan memory allocation library
Use Cases
Best For
- Reducing boilerplate code for Vulkan memory allocation and buffer/image creation
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