# SDL_GetGPURendererDevice

Return the GPU device used by a renderer.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_render.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_render.h)

## Syntax

```c
SDL_GPUDevice * SDL_GetGPURendererDevice(SDL_Renderer *renderer);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                |              |                        |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- |
| [SDL_Renderer](SDL_Renderer) * | **renderer** | the rendering context. |

## Return Value

([SDL_GPUDevice](SDL_GPUDevice) *) Returns the GPU device used by the
renderer, or NULL if the renderer is not a GPU renderer; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.4.0.

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