Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers

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User Guide
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Start Here Introduction to Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers Game Optimization Methodology Install and Launch Intel® GPA Launch Application for Analysis Configure Analysis Settings Analyze Desktop Graphics Applications Quick Start with Profiling Unreal Engine* Games Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API Support Intel® GPA Reference Notices and Disclaimers
Introduction to Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers x
Get Help
Launch Application for Analysis x
Start a Desktop Application with Graphics Monitor Start a Windows* Mixed Reality Application Connect to a Running Application 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 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 GPU Metrics Graphics API Metrics NPU 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
Context Menu Graphics Monitor Control Panel Desktop Applications Tab Universal Windows Applications Tab Options Screen
Graphics Frame Analyzer UI Reference x
Open Frame Capture Multiframe View Profiling View
Profiling View x
Main Toolbar Bar Chart API Log Resources Pane Metrics Pane Experiments Pane
Graphics Trace Analyzer UI Reference x
Open Trace Capture Platform View
User Guide

Overview

This documentation provides a comprehensive overview of Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) functionality, configuration settings, workflows, and instructions on how to use the set of tools for analysis of games and other graphics-intensive applications running on Intel hardware.

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