Vulkan 1.4.356 was released today, July 4, 2026. This update introduces a single new extension, Microscaling MX data types.">VK_EXT_shader_ocp_microscaling_types. This extension enables Vulkan to utilize the Open Compute Project's Microscaling MX data types. The integration of these data types is intended to support and improve performance for machine learning workloads that leverage Vulkan.