---
title: timestamp
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: metal/mtlcommoncounterset/timestamp
---

# timestamp

The common name for the counter set that contains the timestamp counter.

## Declaration

```swift
static let timestamp: MTLCommonCounterSet
```

## Mentioned in

Converting a GPU’s counter data into a readable format

## Discussion

Discussion The timestamp counter set contains the timestamp counter. Use this name to check whether a GPU device supports the corresponding counter set (see Confirming which counters and counter sets a GPU supports).

## See Also

### Common counter set names

- [stageUtilization](metal/mtlcommoncounterset/stageutilization.md)
- [statistic](metal/mtlcommoncounterset/statistic.md)