Introduction
Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) provides tools for graphics analysis and optimizations for making games and other graphics-intensive applications run even faster. The tools support the platforms based on the latest generations of Intel® Core™ and Intel Atom® processor families, for applications developed for Windows* or Ubuntu*.
Intel® GPA provides a common and integrated user interface for collecting performance data. Using it, you can quickly see performance opportunities in your application, saving time and getting products to market faster.
Click a version to expand the summary of new features and changes for that version. Click the Release Notes links to access detailed release notes for each release, which include important information, such as pre-requisites, software compatibility, installation instructions, and known issues.
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Versions
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- Bar Chart now supports grouping draw calls by regions (debug regions, shader usage, etc.) for Microsoft DirectX* 12 and OpenGL* APIs.
- Trace Analyzer is a new timeline analysis tool supplemental to Platform Analyzer. At this moment, Trace Analyzer provides the same functionality as Platform Analyzer and adds support of platform analysis of desktop OpenGL* applications on Ubuntu* systems.
- Added support for VR games (tested on HTC Vive* and Oculus Rift*).
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- Enabled API log export into a text file.
- Added Pixel Overdraw view for render targets.
- Updated Metrics Viewer in accordance with the latest performance optimization guide.
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- Enhanced DirectX 12 profiling capabilities by adding new product features and improving product performance.
- Enabled capturing and profiling DirectX 12 workloads on a remote system.
- Added Active API drop-down menu for switching between API types in the Preferences dialog box, to replace the Force DirectX 12 Injection checkbox.
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- Intel GPA now stores all captured frames, traces and other important files in a single GPA folder under Documents on Windows, or Home on Ubuntu/OS X, irrespective of the product version. Now you do not need to repeatedly copy files and change settings each time Intel GPA is updated.
- Graphics Frame Analyzer tools got renamed. If you would like to profile Microsoft DirectX* 9, 10, 11 frames, you should use “Graphics Frame Analyzer (DirectX 9,10,11)” tool. In case you need to profile OpenGL*, OpenGL ES or DirectX 12 applications, use “Graphics Frame Analyzer”.
- Detailed GPU hardware metrics for Intel® graphics. For third-party GPUs, GPU Duration and graphics pipeline statistics metrics are available.