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# MTLPixelFormat.rg11b10Float

32-bit format with floating-point color components, 11 bits each for red and green and 10 bits for blue.

```
case rg11b10Float
```

## Discussion

The components have no sign bit. The 10-bit float has 5 bits of mantissa and 5 bits of exponent. The 11-bit floats have 6 bits of mantissa and 5 bits of exponent.

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