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# MTLSamplerMinMagFilter

Filtering options for determining which pixel value is returned within a mipmap level.

```
enum MTLSamplerMinMagFilter
```

## Topics

### Filter options

[`MTLSamplerMinMagFilter.nearest`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSamplerMinMagFilter/nearest)

Select the single pixel nearest to the sample point.

[`MTLSamplerMinMagFilter.linear`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSamplerMinMagFilter/linear)

Select two pixels in each dimension and interpolate linearly between them.


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