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# MPSTemporaryMatrix

A matrix allocated on GPU private memory.

```
class MPSTemporaryMatrix
```

## Topics

### Initializers

[`+  temporaryMatrixWithCommandBuffer:matrixDescriptor:`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSTemporaryMatrix/init(commandBuffer:matrixDescriptor:))

### Instance Properties

[`readCount`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSTemporaryMatrix/readCount)

### Type Methods

[`+  prefetchStorageWithCommandBuffer:matrixDescriptorList:`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSTemporaryMatrix/prefetchStorage(with:matrixDescriptorList:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

### Inherits From

[`MPSMatrix`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSMatrix)

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