# GetCompatibleFormat

> Obsolete. Use the overload with a GraphicsFormatUsage parameter instead.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

## GetCompatibleFormat(GraphicsFormat, FormatUsage)

Obsolete. Use the overload with a [GraphicsFormatUsage](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformatusage.md) parameter instead.

> **Warning:**
>
> **Deprecated.** Use overload with a GraphicsFormatUsage parameter instead

```csharp
public static GraphicsFormat GetCompatibleFormat(GraphicsFormat format, FormatUsage usage)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[GraphicsFormat]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformat)): **** (\[FormatUsage]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/formatusage)): 

### Returns

| Type                                                                                                   | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| [GraphicsFormat](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformat.md) |             |

## GetCompatibleFormat(GraphicsFormat, GraphicsFormatUsage)

Returns a format supported by the platform for the specified usage.

```csharp
public static GraphicsFormat GetCompatibleFormat(GraphicsFormat format, GraphicsFormatUsage usage)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[GraphicsFormat]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformat)): The [GraphicsFormat](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformat.md) format to look up.**** (\[GraphicsFormatUsage]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformatusage)): The [GraphicsFormatUsage](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformatusage.md) usage to look up.

### Returns

| Type                                                                                                   | Description                                                                                                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [GraphicsFormat](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformat.md) | Returns a format supported by the platform. If no equivalent or compatible format is supported, the function returns GraphicsFormat.None. |

### Remarks

If the platform supports the specified format for the usage, this method returns the input format. Otherwise, the method searches for a supported format with similar properties to the input format. If the platform doesn't support any similar format, the method returns a fallback format. For example, if the input format is a compressed format that isn't supported, the function returns an uncompressed equivalent format. If the platform doesn't support any equivalent or compatible  fallback formats, this method returns GraphicsFormat.None.

Additional Resources: [GraphicsFormat](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformat.md) enum and [GraphicsFormatUsage](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/experimental/rendering/graphicsformatusage.md) flags.