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Graphics Frame Analyzer Plugins
Use Graphics Frame Analyzer Plugin Interface to mark specific events and resources.
Intel® GPA provides default plugins and enables you to use custom plugins.
Default Graphics Frame Analyzer plugins:
Event by Metric Value: searches for API calls within the specified metric range.
Format: searches for a resource of the specified format. The plugin is available only in the Resource Table.
Frame Time: searches for a frame of the specified duration. The plugin is available only in the Multiframe View.
Subsequent Barriers: searches for subsequent ResourceBarrier calls. The plugin is available only for the DirectX* 12 based applications.
Transitions to Common State: finds barriers that transform into common state. The plugin is available only for the DirectX* 12 based applications.
Zero Pixel Write: searches for draw calls that write 0 pixels into Render Target. The plugin is available only for the DirectX* based applications.
Apply a Graphics Frame Analyzer plugin:
Open a frame for analysis in the Graphics Frame Analyzer Profiling View Window.
Enter “=” into the Type Filter Expression field in the API Log or the Resource Table.
Select a plugin from the drop-down list of available plugins.
Define arguments of the selected plugin.
Press Enter.