diff --git a/rendering_api/metal/src/core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.m b/rendering_api/metal/src/core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.m
index 6951cf5..612de06 100644
--- a/rendering_api/metal/src/core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.m
+++ b/rendering_api/metal/src/core/pipelines/graphics_pipeline/metal_graphics_pipeline.m
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ gnReturnCode gnCreateGraphicsPipelineFn(struct gnGraphicsPipeline_t* graphicsPip
         return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE;
     }
     [descriptor release];
+    [vertexDescriptor release];
     [error release];
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.c b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d2fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "vulkan_buffer.h"
+#include "core/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_physical_device.h"
+
+VkBufferUsageFlags vkGryphnBufferType(gnBufferType type) {
+switch (type) {
+case GN_VERTEX_BUFFER: return VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT;
+}
+}
+
+gnReturnCode gnCreateBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer, gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnBufferInfo info) {
+    buffer->buffer = malloc(sizeof(struct gnPlatformBuffer_t));
+    VkBufferCreateInfo bufferInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
+        .size = info.size,
+        .usage = vkGryphnBufferType(info.type),
+        .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE
+    };
+
+    if (vkCreateBuffer(device->outputDevice->device, &bufferInfo, NULL, &buffer->buffer->buffer) != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_BUFFER;
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements bufferRequirements;
+    vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->buffer, &bufferRequirements);
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memoryProperties;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(device->physicalDevice.physicalDevice->device, &memoryProperties);
+
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo memoryAllocateInfo = {
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .allocationSize = bufferRequirements.size,
+    };
+
+    gnBool foundMemory = gnFalse;
+    VkMemoryPropertyFlagBits flags = VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < memoryProperties.memoryTypeCount; i++) {
+        if ((bufferRequirements.memoryTypeBits & (1 << i)) && (memoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & flags) == flags) {
+            memoryAllocateInfo.memoryTypeIndex = i;
+            foundMemory = gnTrue;
+        }
+    } // this whole thing was adapted from vulkan-tutorial.com
+    if (!foundMemory) return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+
+    if (vkAllocateMemory(device->outputDevice->device, &memoryAllocateInfo, NULL, &buffer->buffer->bufferMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY;
+    }
+    vkBindBufferMemory(device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->buffer, buffer->buffer->bufferMemory, 0);
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+void gnDestroyBufferFn(gnBufferHandle buffer) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->buffer, NULL);
+    vkFreeMemory(buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer->buffer->bufferMemory, NULL);
+    free(buffer->buffer);
+}
diff --git a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.h b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6c0359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/buffers/vulkan_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformBuffer_t {
+    VkBuffer buffer;
+    VkDeviceMemory bufferMemory;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/instance/init/gryphn_init.c b/src/core/instance/init/gryphn_init.c
index 47e9778..ebad1f5 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/init/gryphn_init.c
+++ b/src/core/instance/init/gryphn_init.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void gnLoadDeviceFunctions(struct gnDynamicLibrary_t* lib, struct gnDeviceFuncti
     gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnDestroyCommandPool, "gnDestroyCommandPoolFn");
     gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnCreateSemaphore, "gnCreateSemaphoreFn");
     gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnDestroySemaphore, "gnDestroySemaphoreFn");
+    gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnCreateBuffer, "gnCreateBufferFn");
+    gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnDestroyBuffer, "gnDestroyBufferFn");
     gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnCreateFence, "gnCreateFenceFn");
     gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnSignalFence, "gnSignalFenceFn");
     gnLoadDLLFunction(lib, functions->_gnWaitForFence, "gnWaitForFenceFn");
diff --git a/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h b/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h
index a235510..62ef6a2 100644
--- a/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h
+++ b/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ typedef enum gnReturnCode_t {
     GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_SEMAPHORE,
     GN_FAILED_TO_SUBMIT_COMMAND_BUFFER,
     GN_OUT_OF_DATE_PRESENTATION_QUEUE,
-    GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE
+    GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE,
+    GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_BUFFER,
+    GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY
 } gnReturnCode;
 
 typedef gnReturnCode gnErrorCode;
@@ -76,5 +78,7 @@ static const char* gnErrorCodeToCString(enum gnReturnCode_t returnCode) {
     case GN_FAILED_TO_SUBMIT_COMMAND_BUFFER: return "GN_FAILED_TO_SUBMIT_COMMAND_BUFFER";
     case GN_OUT_OF_DATE_PRESENTATION_QUEUE: return "GN_OUT_OF_DATE_PRESENTATION_QUEUE";
     case GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE: return "GN_SUBOPTIMAL_PRESENTATION_QUEUE";
+    case GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY: return "GN_FAILED_TO_ALLOCATE_MEMORY";
+    case GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_BUFFER: return "GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_BUFFER";
     }
 }