PIX on Windows

Performance tuning and debugging for DirectX 12 games on Windows

April 2021 - PIX on Windows

Converting previous versions of Timing Captures

April 29, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 04/29/21
Steven Pratschner
In some releases of PIX, the Timing Capture file format must be changed as new features are added. Such a format change was made in the 2104.20 release of PIX on Windows. If you attempt to open a capture that contains an older file format, a dialog will be displayed with the following text: Please use the Convert menu to migrate this ...

Usability improvements to the Timing Capture Metrics View

April 22, 2021 Apr 22, 2021 04/22/21
Steven Pratschner
The 2104.20 release of PIX on Windows includes several usability improvements to the Metrics View in Timing Captures.  These usability improvements make it easier to manage the set of metrics that are currently graphed.  Metrics analysis is also improved through the ability to customize the minimum and maximum values for the y-axis for each...

New CPU Sampling Profiler C++ Source Code View

April 22, 2021 Apr 22, 2021 04/22/21
Steven Pratschner
Starting with the 2104.20 release of PIX on Windows, the Sampling Profiler that is built into Timing Captures includes a C++ source code view. The source view uses coloring to attribute the collected CPU samples with source lines, thereby identifying the hot spots within a function. The source view is available when viewing Sampled ...