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# MTLIOPriority.high

Sets a new input/output command queue’s priority to a high priority.

```
case high
```

## Discussion

Create a command queue with a high priority to load important assets or those your app needs quickly. For example, a game that plays sound effects that match its animations can load its audio assets with low latency with a high priority queue.

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