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# timestamp

The common name for the counter set that contains the timestamp counter.

```
static let timestamp: MTLCommonCounterSet
```

## Discussion

The [`timestamp`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCommonCounterSet/timestamp) counter set contains the [`timestamp`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCommonCounter/timestamp) counter. Use this name to check whether a GPU device supports the corresponding counter set (see [Confirming which counters and counter sets a GPU supports](/documentation/Metal/confirming-which-counters-and-counter-sets-a-gpu-supports)).

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