---
title: minFilter
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/minfilter
---

# minFilter

The filtering option for combining pixels within one mipmap level when the sample footprint is larger than a pixel (minification).

## Declaration

```swift
var minFilter: MTLSamplerMinMagFilter { get set }
```

## Mentioned in

Improving CPU performance by using argument buffers

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is MTLSamplerMinMagFilter.nearest.

## See Also

### Declaring filter modes

- [magFilter](metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/magfilter.md)
- [mipFilter](metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/mipfilter.md)
- [lodMinClamp](metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/lodminclamp.md)
- [lodMaxClamp](metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/lodmaxclamp.md)
- [lodAverage](metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/lodaverage.md)
- [maxAnisotropy](metal/mtlsamplerdescriptor/maxanisotropy.md)
- [MTLSamplerMinMagFilter](metal/mtlsamplerminmagfilter.md)
- [MTLSamplerMipFilter](metal/mtlsamplermipfilter.md)