flowchart LR
    heap["D3D12 sampler heap<br/>2048 distinct samplers"] --> ms["2048 unique Metal samplers<br/>(created without an error)"]
    ms --> budget{"maxArgumentBufferSamplerCount<br/>= 1024 on the M1 Max"}
    budget -->|"samplers 0–1022"| ok["read the right value ✔"]
    budget -->|"sampler 1023 and later"| bad["read 0 or unrelated values,<br/>nothing logged ✘"]