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# MTLCounterResultTimestamp

The data structure for storing the data you resolve from a timestamp counter set.

```
struct MTLCounterResultTimestamp
```

## Overview

For steps that explain how to resolve data from a counter set, such as [`timestamp`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCounterResultTimestamp/timestamp), see [Converting a GPU’s counter data into a readable format](/documentation/Metal/converting-a-gpus-counter-data-into-a-readable-format).

## Topics

### Timestamp values

[`timestamp`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCounterResultTimestamp/timestamp)

A timestamp value from a GPU at a particular point in time during an operation, typically at the beginning or ending of a render stage.

### Swift support

[`init()`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCounterResultTimestamp/init())

Creates a default timestamp result.

[`init(timestamp:)`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCounterResultTimestamp/init(timestamp:))

Creates a timestamp result from a value.


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