---
title: device
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlcomputepipelinestate/device
---

# device

The device instance that created the pipeline state.

## Declaration

```swift
var device: any MTLDevice { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This compute state instance is only usable on the device set in this property.

## See Also

### Identifying a pipeline state

- [gpuResourceID](metal/mtlcomputepipelinestate/gpuresourceid.md)
- [label](metal/mtlcomputepipelinestate/label.md)