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
OVERVIEW
- Profile Windows Mixed Reality applications on the Windows Fall Creators update.
- New User Interface for DirectX 11 frames with additional features.
- Hotspot Analysis mode available for DirectX 12 and DirectX 11 (new UI) frames. Users can now easily find the most problematic events in a frame by bottleneck.
OVERVIEW
- Trace Analyzer now is the only timeline tool in Graphics Performance Analyzers suite. Platform Analyzer tool has been removed. API Log and Metrics can be exported now.
- The accuracy of time-based GPU metrics in System Analyzer has been significantly improved.
- Support for Windows Mixed Reality titles in simulation mode added.
OVERVIEW
- Runtime overhead was improved for Windows* applications.
- Graphics Monitor has been implemented for macOS* and Ubuntu* platforms. It has the same functionality as the Windows* version excluding support for Tracing and Triggers.
- System Analyzer HUD for OpenGL* applications implemented.
OVERVIEW
- Improved workflow for opening trace files. Added a new trace file open dialog which includes trace file previews and system information.
- The Metrics Viewer now shows primary or potential bottlenecks with detailed descriptions for a current selection.
- The GPGPU pipeline was added into the Metrics Viewer to support bottleneck analysis for Dispatch calls.