diff --git a/vulkano/src/formats.rs b/vulkano/src/formats.rs
index 0b0663ed..e96241d2 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/formats.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/formats.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ unsafe impl Data for u8 {
 }
 
 macro_rules! formats {
-    ($($name:ident => $vk:ident $(as $t:ty)*,)+) => (
+    ($($name:ident => $vk:ident [$f_ty:ident],)+) => (
         /// An enumeration of all the possible formats.
         #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
         #[repr(u32)]
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ macro_rules! formats {
                     _ => None,
                 }
             }
+
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn ty(&self) -> FormatTy {
+                match *self {
+                    $(
+                        Format::$name => formats!(__inner_ty__ $name $f_ty),
+                    )+
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         $(
@@ -95,204 +104,241 @@ macro_rules! formats {
             #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
             pub struct $name;
 
-            impl FormatMarker for $name {
+            unsafe impl FormatMarker for $name {
                 #[inline]
                 fn format() -> Format {
                     Format::$name
                 }
             }
+
+            formats!(__inner_impl__ $name $f_ty);
         )+
     );
+
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident float) => { unsafe impl FloatFormatMarker for $name {} };
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident uint) => { unsafe impl UintFormatMarker for $name {} };
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident sint) => { unsafe impl SintFormatMarker for $name {} };
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident depth) => { unsafe impl DepthFormatMarker for $name {} };
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident stencil) => { unsafe impl StencilFormatMarker for $name {} };
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident depthstencil) => { unsafe impl DepthStencilFormatMarker for $name {} };
+    (__inner_impl__ $name:ident compressed) => { unsafe impl CompressedFormatMarker for $name {} };
+
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident float) => { FormatTy::Float };
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident uint) => { FormatTy::Uint };
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident sint) => { FormatTy::Sint };
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident depth) => { FormatTy::Depth };
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident stencil) => { FormatTy::Stencil };
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident depthstencil) => { FormatTy::DepthStencil };
+    (__inner_ty__ $name:ident compressed) => { FormatTy::Compressed };
 }
 
 formats! {
-    Undefined => FORMAT_UNDEFINED,
-    R4G4UnormPack8 => FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8,
-    R4G4B4A4UnormPack16 => FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16,
-    B4G4R4A4UnormPack16 => FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16,
-    R5G6B5UnormPack16 => FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16,
-    B5G6R5UnormPack16 => FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16,
-    R5G5B5A1UnormPack16 => FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16,
-    B5G5R5A1UnormPack16 => FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16,
-    A1R5G5B5UnormPack16 => FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16,
-    R8Unorm => FORMAT_R8_UNORM,
-    R8Snorm => FORMAT_R8_SNORM,
-    R8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8_USCALED,
-    R8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8_SSCALED,
-    R8Uint => FORMAT_R8_UINT,
-    R8Sint => FORMAT_R8_SINT,
-    R8Srgb => FORMAT_R8_SRGB,
-    R8G8Unorm => FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM,
-    R8G8Snorm => FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM,
-    R8G8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED,
-    R8G8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED,
-    R8G8Uint => FORMAT_R8G8_UINT,
-    R8G8Sint => FORMAT_R8G8_SINT,
-    R8G8Srgb => FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB,
-    R8G8B8Unorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM,
-    R8G8B8Snorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM,
-    R8G8B8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED,
-    R8G8B8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED,
-    R8G8B8Uint => FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT,
-    R8G8B8Sint => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT,
-    R8G8B8Srgb => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB,
-    B8G8R8Unorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM,
-    B8G8R8Snorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM,
-    B8G8R8Uscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED,
-    B8G8R8Sscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED,
-    B8G8R8Uint => FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT,
-    B8G8R8Sint => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT,
-    B8G8R8Srgb => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB,
-    R8G8B8A8Unorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM,
-    R8G8B8A8Snorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM,
-    R8G8B8A8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED,
-    R8G8B8A8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED,
-    R8G8B8A8Uint => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT,
-    R8G8B8A8Sint => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT,
-    R8G8B8A8Srgb => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB,
-    B8G8R8A8Unorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM,
-    B8G8R8A8Snorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM,
-    B8G8R8A8Uscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED,
-    B8G8R8A8Sscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED,
-    B8G8R8A8Uint => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT,
-    B8G8R8A8Sint => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT,
-    B8G8R8A8Srgb => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB,
-    A8B8G8R8UnormPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32,
-    A8B8G8R8SnormPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32,
-    A8B8G8R8UscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32,
-    A8B8G8R8SscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32,
-    A8B8G8R8UintPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32,
-    A8B8G8R8SintPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32,
-    A8B8G8R8SrgbPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32,
-    A2R10G10B10UnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32,
-    A2R10G10B10SnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32,
-    A2R10G10B10UscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32,
-    A2R10G10B10SscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32,
-    A2R10G10B10UintPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32,
-    A2R10G10B10SintPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32,
-    A2B10G10R10UnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32,
-    A2B10G10R10SnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32,
-    A2B10G10R10UscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32,
-    A2B10G10R10SscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32,
-    A2B10G10R10UintPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32,
-    A2B10G10R10SintPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32,
-    R16Unorm => FORMAT_R16_UNORM,
-    R16Snorm => FORMAT_R16_SNORM,
-    R16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16_USCALED,
-    R16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16_SSCALED,
-    R16Uint => FORMAT_R16_UINT,
-    R16Sint => FORMAT_R16_SINT,
-    R16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT,
-    R16G16Unorm => FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM,
-    R16G16Snorm => FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM,
-    R16G16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED,
-    R16G16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED,
-    R16G16Uint => FORMAT_R16G16_UINT,
-    R16G16Sint => FORMAT_R16G16_SINT,
-    R16G16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT,
-    R16G16B16Unorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM,
-    R16G16B16Snorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM,
-    R16G16B16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED,
-    R16G16B16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED,
-    R16G16B16Uint => FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT,
-    R16G16B16Sint => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT,
-    R16G16B16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT,
-    R16G16B16A16Unorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM,
-    R16G16B16A16Snorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM,
-    R16G16B16A16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED,
-    R16G16B16A16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED,
-    R16G16B16A16Uint => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT,
-    R16G16B16A16Sint => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT,
-    R16G16B16A16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT,
-    R32Uint => FORMAT_R32_UINT,
-    R32Sint => FORMAT_R32_SINT,
-    R32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT,
-    R32G32Uint => FORMAT_R32G32_UINT,
-    R32G32Sint => FORMAT_R32G32_SINT,
-    R32G32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT,
-    R32G32B32Uint => FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT,
-    R32G32B32Sint => FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT,
-    R32G32B32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT,
-    R32G32B32A32Uint => FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT,
-    R32G32B32A32Sint => FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT,
-    R32G32B32A32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT,
-    R64Uint => FORMAT_R64_UINT,
-    R64Sint => FORMAT_R64_SINT,
-    R64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT,
-    R64G64Uint => FORMAT_R64G64_UINT,
-    R64G64Sint => FORMAT_R64G64_SINT,
-    R64G64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT,
-    R64G64B64Uint => FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT,
-    R64G64B64Sint => FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT,
-    R64G64B64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT,
-    R64G64B64A64Uint => FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT,
-    R64G64B64A64Sint => FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT,
-    R64G64B64A64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT,
-    B10G11R11UfloatPack32 => FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32,
-    E5B9G9R9UfloatPack32 => FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32,
-    D16Unorm => FORMAT_D16_UNORM,
-    X8_D24UnormPack32 => FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32,
-    D32Sfloat => FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT,
-    S8Uint => FORMAT_S8_UINT,
-    D16Unorm_S8Uint => FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT,
-    D24Unorm_S8Uint => FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT,
-    D32Sfloat_S8Uint => FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT,
-    BC1_RGBUnormBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC1_RGBSrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    BC1_RGBAUnormBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC1_RGBASrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    BC2UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC2SrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    BC3UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC3SrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    BC4UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC4SnormBlock => FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC5UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC5SnormBlock => FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC6HUfloatBlock => FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK,
-    BC6HSfloatBlock => FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK,
-    BC7UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    BC7SrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ETC2_R8G8B8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ETC2_R8G8B8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ETC2_R8G8B8A1UnormBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ETC2_R8G8B8A1SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ETC2_R8G8B8A8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ETC2_R8G8B8A8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    EAC_R11UnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    EAC_R11SnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK,
-    EAC_R11G11UnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    EAC_R11G11SnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_4x4UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_4x4SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_5x4UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_5x4SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_5x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_5x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_6x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_6x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_6x6UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_6x6SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_8x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_8x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_8x6UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_8x6SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_8x8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_8x8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x6UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x6SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x10UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_10x10SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_12x10UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_12x10SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_12x12UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK,
-    ASTC_12x12SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK,
+    Undefined => FORMAT_UNDEFINED [float],      // FIXME: what to do with this one?
+    R4G4UnormPack8 => FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM_PACK8 [float],
+    R4G4B4A4UnormPack16 => FORMAT_R4G4B4A4_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    B4G4R4A4UnormPack16 => FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    R5G6B5UnormPack16 => FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    B5G6R5UnormPack16 => FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    R5G5B5A1UnormPack16 => FORMAT_R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    B5G5R5A1UnormPack16 => FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    A1R5G5B5UnormPack16 => FORMAT_A1R5G5B5_UNORM_PACK16 [float],
+    R8Unorm => FORMAT_R8_UNORM [float],
+    R8Snorm => FORMAT_R8_SNORM [float],
+    R8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8_USCALED [float],
+    R8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8_SSCALED [float],
+    R8Uint => FORMAT_R8_UINT [uint],
+    R8Sint => FORMAT_R8_SINT [sint],
+    R8Srgb => FORMAT_R8_SRGB [float],
+    R8G8Unorm => FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM [float],
+    R8G8Snorm => FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM [float],
+    R8G8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8G8_USCALED [float],
+    R8G8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8G8_SSCALED [float],
+    R8G8Uint => FORMAT_R8G8_UINT [uint],
+    R8G8Sint => FORMAT_R8G8_SINT [sint],
+    R8G8Srgb => FORMAT_R8G8_SRGB [float],
+    R8G8B8Unorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM [float],
+    R8G8B8Snorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SNORM [float],
+    R8G8B8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8_USCALED [float],
+    R8G8B8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SSCALED [float],
+    R8G8B8Uint => FORMAT_R8G8B8_UINT [uint],
+    R8G8B8Sint => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SINT [sint],
+    R8G8B8Srgb => FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB [float],
+    B8G8R8Unorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8_UNORM [float],
+    B8G8R8Snorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SNORM [float],
+    B8G8R8Uscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8_USCALED [float],
+    B8G8R8Sscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SSCALED [float],
+    B8G8R8Uint => FORMAT_B8G8R8_UINT [uint],
+    B8G8R8Sint => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SINT [sint],
+    B8G8R8Srgb => FORMAT_B8G8R8_SRGB [float],
+    R8G8B8A8Unorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM [float],
+    R8G8B8A8Snorm => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM [float],
+    R8G8B8A8Uscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_USCALED [float],
+    R8G8B8A8Sscaled => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SSCALED [float],
+    R8G8B8A8Uint => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT [uint],
+    R8G8B8A8Sint => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT [sint],
+    R8G8B8A8Srgb => FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB [float],
+    B8G8R8A8Unorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM [float],
+    B8G8R8A8Snorm => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SNORM [float],
+    B8G8R8A8Uscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_USCALED [float],
+    B8G8R8A8Sscaled => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SSCALED [float],
+    B8G8R8A8Uint => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UINT [uint],
+    B8G8R8A8Sint => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SINT [sint],
+    B8G8R8A8Srgb => FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB [float],
+    A8B8G8R8UnormPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32 [float],
+    A8B8G8R8SnormPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SNORM_PACK32 [float],
+    A8B8G8R8UscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_USCALED_PACK32 [float],
+    A8B8G8R8SscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SSCALED_PACK32 [float],
+    A8B8G8R8UintPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UINT_PACK32 [uint],
+    A8B8G8R8SintPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SINT_PACK32 [sint],
+    A8B8G8R8SrgbPack32 => FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32 [float],
+    A2R10G10B10UnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32 [float],
+    A2R10G10B10SnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32 [float],
+    A2R10G10B10UscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32 [float],
+    A2R10G10B10SscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32 [float],
+    A2R10G10B10UintPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UINT_PACK32 [uint],
+    A2R10G10B10SintPack32 => FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_SINT_PACK32 [sint],
+    A2B10G10R10UnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32 [float],
+    A2B10G10R10SnormPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SNORM_PACK32 [float],
+    A2B10G10R10UscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_USCALED_PACK32 [float],
+    A2B10G10R10SscaledPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SSCALED_PACK32 [float],
+    A2B10G10R10UintPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UINT_PACK32 [uint],
+    A2B10G10R10SintPack32 => FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_SINT_PACK32 [sint],
+    R16Unorm => FORMAT_R16_UNORM [float],
+    R16Snorm => FORMAT_R16_SNORM [float],
+    R16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16_USCALED [float],
+    R16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16_SSCALED [float],
+    R16Uint => FORMAT_R16_UINT [uint],
+    R16Sint => FORMAT_R16_SINT [sint],
+    R16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16_SFLOAT [float],
+    R16G16Unorm => FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM [float],
+    R16G16Snorm => FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM [float],
+    R16G16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16G16_USCALED [float],
+    R16G16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16G16_SSCALED [float],
+    R16G16Uint => FORMAT_R16G16_UINT [uint],
+    R16G16Sint => FORMAT_R16G16_SINT [sint],
+    R16G16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16G16_SFLOAT [float],
+    R16G16B16Unorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16_UNORM [float],
+    R16G16B16Snorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SNORM [float],
+    R16G16B16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16_USCALED [float],
+    R16G16B16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SSCALED [float],
+    R16G16B16Uint => FORMAT_R16G16B16_UINT [uint],
+    R16G16B16Sint => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SINT [sint],
+    R16G16B16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16G16B16_SFLOAT [float],
+    R16G16B16A16Unorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM [float],
+    R16G16B16A16Snorm => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM [float],
+    R16G16B16A16Uscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_USCALED [float],
+    R16G16B16A16Sscaled => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SSCALED [float],
+    R16G16B16A16Uint => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT [uint],
+    R16G16B16A16Sint => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT [sint],
+    R16G16B16A16Sfloat => FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT [float],
+    R32Uint => FORMAT_R32_UINT [uint],
+    R32Sint => FORMAT_R32_SINT [sint],
+    R32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT [float],
+    R32G32Uint => FORMAT_R32G32_UINT [uint],
+    R32G32Sint => FORMAT_R32G32_SINT [sint],
+    R32G32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT [float],
+    R32G32B32Uint => FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT [uint],
+    R32G32B32Sint => FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT [sint],
+    R32G32B32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT [float],
+    R32G32B32A32Uint => FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT [uint],
+    R32G32B32A32Sint => FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT [sint],
+    R32G32B32A32Sfloat => FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT [float],
+    R64Uint => FORMAT_R64_UINT [uint],
+    R64Sint => FORMAT_R64_SINT [sint],
+    R64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64_SFLOAT [float],
+    R64G64Uint => FORMAT_R64G64_UINT [uint],
+    R64G64Sint => FORMAT_R64G64_SINT [sint],
+    R64G64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64G64_SFLOAT [float],
+    R64G64B64Uint => FORMAT_R64G64B64_UINT [uint],
+    R64G64B64Sint => FORMAT_R64G64B64_SINT [sint],
+    R64G64B64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64G64B64_SFLOAT [float],
+    R64G64B64A64Uint => FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_UINT [uint],
+    R64G64B64A64Sint => FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SINT [sint],
+    R64G64B64A64Sfloat => FORMAT_R64G64B64A64_SFLOAT [float],
+    B10G11R11UfloatPack32 => FORMAT_B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32 [float],
+    E5B9G9R9UfloatPack32 => FORMAT_E5B9G9R9_UFLOAT_PACK32 [float],
+    D16Unorm => FORMAT_D16_UNORM [depth],
+    X8_D24UnormPack32 => FORMAT_X8_D24_UNORM_PACK32 [depth],
+    D32Sfloat => FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT [depth],
+    S8Uint => FORMAT_S8_UINT [stencil],
+    D16Unorm_S8Uint => FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT [depthstencil],
+    D24Unorm_S8Uint => FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT [depthstencil],
+    D32Sfloat_S8Uint => FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT [depthstencil],
+    BC1_RGBUnormBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC1_RGBSrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC1_RGBAUnormBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC1_RGBASrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC2UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC2SrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC3UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC3SrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC4UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC4SnormBlock => FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC5UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC5SnormBlock => FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC6HUfloatBlock => FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC6HSfloatBlock => FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC7UnormBlock => FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    BC7SrgbBlock => FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ETC2_R8G8B8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ETC2_R8G8B8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ETC2_R8G8B8A1UnormBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ETC2_R8G8B8A1SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ETC2_R8G8B8A8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ETC2_R8G8B8A8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    EAC_R11UnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    EAC_R11SnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    EAC_R11G11UnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    EAC_R11G11SnormBlock => FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_4x4UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_4x4SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_5x4UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_5x4SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_5x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_5x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_6x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_6x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_6x6UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_6x6SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_8x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_8x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_8x6UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_8x6SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_8x8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_8x8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x5UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x5SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x6UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x6SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x8UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x8SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x10UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_10x10SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_12x10UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_12x10SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_12x12UnormBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK [compressed],
+    ASTC_12x12SrgbBlock => FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK [compressed],
 }
 
-pub trait FormatMarker {
+pub unsafe trait FormatMarker {
     fn format() -> Format;
 }
+
+pub unsafe trait FloatFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+pub unsafe trait UintFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+pub unsafe trait SintFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+pub unsafe trait DepthFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+pub unsafe trait StencilFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+pub unsafe trait DepthStencilFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+pub unsafe trait CompressedFormatMarker: FormatMarker {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum FormatTy {
+    Float,
+    Uint,
+    Sint,
+    Depth,
+    Stencil,
+    DepthStencil,
+    Compressed,
+}