---
title: remoteStorageBuffer
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlbuffer/remotestoragebuffer
---

# remoteStorageBuffer

The buffer on another GPU that the buffer was created from, if any.

## Declaration

```swift
var remoteStorageBuffer: (any MTLBuffer)? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the value of this property is non-nil, it contains a reference to the MTLBuffer instance that created this buffer. If the buffer isn’t a remote view, the value of this property is nil. You can use remote views only as a source for copy commands encoded by an MTLBlitCommandEncoder.

## See Also

### Creating views of buffers on other GPUs

- [makeRemoteBufferView(_:)](metal/mtlbuffer/makeremotebufferview(_:).md)