Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers User Guide

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Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers User Guide
Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers User Guide x
Introduction to Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers Get Help Game Optimization Methodology Install and Launch Intel® GPA Enable System-wide Time-based GPU Metrics and Enable Query-based Metrics for OpenGL* in Graphics Frame Analyzer for Ubuntu* Launch Application for Analysis Configure Analysis Settings Quick Start with Profiling Unreal Engine* Games Analyze Desktop Graphics Applications Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API Support Intel® GPA Reference Notices and Disclaimers
Launch Application for Analysis x
Start a Desktop Application with Graphics Monitor Start a Windows* Mixed Reality Application Connect to a Running Application (Windows* only) Analyze Applications in the Network Mode
Configure Analysis Settings x
Configure a Metric Set Customize Keyboard Shortcuts Set Up a Trigger Set Up Tracing Options Set Up Stream Options Enable/Disable Deferred Stream Capture (DirectX 12, Vulcan) Create Keyframe at Time Interval or at Key Press Create Screenshot Every N Frames or Milliseconds Enable/Disable HUD Layer Enable/Disable Metrics Collection Set Frame Delimiters
Analyze Desktop Graphics Applications x
Manage Analysis with Graphics Monitor Monitor Real-Time Performance with System Analyzer Identify Issues in Graphics Application Execution with Trace Analyzer Analyze GPU-bound Applications with Graphics Frame Analyzer Optimize Specific Domains
Monitor Real-Time Performance with System Analyzer x
Pause and Resume a Running Application Export Metrics Data with System Analyzer
Analyze GPU-bound Applications with Graphics Frame Analyzer x
Run Render State Experiments with Frame Analyzer Use Advanced Profiling Mode Graphics Frame Analyzer Plugins
Graphics Frame Analyzer Plugins x
Create a Custom Plugin for Graphics Frame Analyzer
Optimize Specific Domains x
Optimize Shaders Analyze Textures Minimize Overdraw Optimize Graphic API States Identify Graphics Elements with Complex Geometry Visualize Color Distribution
Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API Support x
Compile and Link with ITT API Instrument Your Application Minimize ITT API Overhead Clock Domain API Counter API Domain API Marker API Metadata API Relation API String Handle API Thread Naming API Task API
Intel® GPA Reference x
Performance Metrics Reference User Interface Reference
Performance Metrics Reference x
CPU Metrics Device I/O Metrics GPU Metrics Graphics API Metrics Memory Metrics
User Interface Reference x
Graphics Monitor UI Reference Heads-Up Display (HUD) UI Reference System Analyzer UI Reference Graphics Frame Analyzer UI Reference Graphics Trace Analyzer UI Reference
Graphics Monitor UI Reference x
Graphics Monitor Context Menu Graphics Monitor Configuration Window Graphics Monitor Control Panel Graphics Monitor Window: Desktop Applications Tab Graphics Monitor Window: Universal Windows Applications Tab (Windows* only) Graphics Monitor Window: Options Dialog Box
Graphics Frame Analyzer UI Reference x
Graphics Frame Analyzer Window: Open Frame Capture Graphics Frame Analyzer Window: Multiframe View Graphics Frame Analyzer Window: Profiling View Graphics Frame Analyzer Window: Dependency Viewer
Graphics Frame Analyzer Window: Profiling View x
Main Toolbar Visualization Pane API Log Pane Resources Pane Metrics Pane Experiments Pane
Graphics Trace Analyzer UI Reference x
Graphics Trace Analyzer Window: Open Trace Capture Graphics Trace Analyzer Window: Platform View
Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers User Guide

Set Up Stream Options

With Intel® GPA, you can capture streams - sets of consecutive frames - and analyze them with Frame Analyzer. To modify the stream options:

  1. In the Graphics Monitor Launcher screen, click the Options button.
  2. Go to the Stream tab and configure the available stream options:

Enable/Disable Deferred Stream Capture (DirectX 12, Vulcan)

By default, stream capture starts when you start the application. The Deferred stream capture option allows you to choose a particular scene in your application and capture a stream manually from the beginning till the end of that scene.

When enabled, press L (default) to start or stop stream capture.

Create Keyframe at Time Interval or at Key Press

A keyframe is a saved state of an application, from which you can play back the captured stream. When you select a frame from the stream for analysis, Graphics Frame Analyzer plays this stream from the beginning till the selected frame to open it. When you set keyframes, Graphics Frame Analyzer starts playing the stream from the keyframe closest to the selected frame, which saves time.

When enabled, press K (default) to create a keyframe.

Create Screenshot Every N Frames or Milliseconds

The Preview pane of Frame Analyzer displays screenshots captured for the opened stream. This helps you find the frames you are interested in by seeing the picture.

NOTE:
  • Screenshot creation can cause additional overhead. Disable this option if you suspect that there is excessive overhead.
  • "No preview is available for current selection" message may appear for the first frames, if you enable screenshots creation.

Enable/Disable HUD Layer

HUD works in the background while your game is running and displays an overlay on your game, allowing you to quickly see the performance overview of your game.

With the HUD layer, you can find a problematic scene with low FPS and capture a stream of this scene for further in-depth analysis.

Enable/Disable Metrics Collection

When you enable GPU and CPU metrics collection, Frame Analyzer displays them in the Multi-frame View window, allowing you to find problematic frames.

Parent topic: Configure Analysis Settings

See Also

Analyze GPU-bound Applications with Graphics Frame Analyzer Use Graphics Frame Analyzer to locate GPU bottlenecks, root-cause rendering issues, and increase performance.
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