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# MPSDataType

A value to specify a type of data.

```
enum MPSDataType
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`MPSDataType.floatBit`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/floatBit)

A common bit for all floating point data types.

[`MPSDataType.float32`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/float32)

A 32-bit floating point type (single precision).

### Enumeration Cases

[`MPSDataType.invalid`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/invalid)

[`MPSDataType.float16`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/float16)

[`MPSDataType.int16`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/int16)

[`MPSDataType.int8`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/int8)

[`MPSDataType.normalizedBit`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/normalizedBit)

[`MPSDataType.signedBit`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/signedBit)

[`MPSDataType.uInt16`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/uInt16)

[`MPSDataType.uInt32`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/uInt32)

[`MPSDataType.uInt8`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/uInt8)

[`MPSDataType.unorm1`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/unorm1)

[`MPSDataType.unorm8`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/unorm8)

[`MPSDataType.alternateEncodingBit`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/alternateEncodingBit)

[`MPSDataType.bFloat16`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/bFloat16)

[`MPSDataType.bool`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/bool)

[`MPSDataType.complexBit`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/complexBit)

[`MPSDataType.complexFloat16`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/complexFloat16)

[`MPSDataType.complexFloat32`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/complexFloat32)

[`MPSDataType.int32`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/int32)

[`MPSDataType.int4`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/int4)

[`MPSDataType.int64`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/int64)

[`MPSDataType.uInt4`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/uInt4)

[`MPSDataType.uInt64`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/uInt64)

### Type Properties

[`intBit`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSDataType/intBit)


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