Austin Kinross

Dev Lead, PIX on Windows

Developer on the PIX on Windows team at Microsoft.

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PIX 2308.30: updated plugins + bug fixes

September 1st, 2023
Today we released PIX on Windows version 2308.30, which can be downloaded from this link. This version of PIX is the same as our last main release, 2305.10, with the following changes: An updated plugin for AMD hardware which supports new AMD devices. The plugin also adds support for High Frequency Counter graphs on Radeon RX 7000 ...

PIX 2306.21-preview: Work Graphs support

June 22nd, 2023
Today we released PIX on Windows version 2306.21-preview, which can be downloaded here. This release includes initial debugging and profiling support for an exciting new D3D12 feature announced today: Work Graphs. You can read more about Work Graphs here. You can find information about which GPUs support Work Graphs (and other ...

PIX 2305.10: support for updated RenderPasses + misc other improvements

May 10th, 2023
Today we released a new version of PIX on Windows: version 2305.10. It can be downloaded here: link.  This release includes support for the latest DirectX Agility SDK features, such as the updated RenderPasses and minor Vulkan compatibility features. The release also includes fixes for several bugs that were impacting PIX 2303.30. &...

PIX 2303.30: Misc bug fixes + preview GPU Upload heap support 

March 30th, 2023
Today we released two versions of PIX on Windows: version 2303.30 and version 2303.30.002-preview. Both can be downloaded here: link.  If you’re using today’s new preview D3D12 features (GPU Upload Heaps or Non-normalized Sampling) then we recommend that you use PIX 2303.30.002-preview to debug and profile your application.  For ...

PIX and ID3D12ManualWriteTrackingResource 

March 30th, 2023
Summary If you’re using GPU_UPLOAD heaps and you are experiencing capture-time performance issues when you launch your application via PIX (e.g. your game’s framerate drops) then read on to learn how ID3D12ManualWriteTrackingResource might help you.   Background When taking a GPU Capture, PIX (and other graphics debugging tools...
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PIX 2303.02: You asked, we listened! A bumper PIX release

March 2nd, 2023
Today we released PIX on Windows version 2303.02, which can be downloaded here. We have also released a new version of WinPixEventRuntime, which can be downloaded here. This release has many new features and bug fixes in direct response to requests and feedback we've received from PIX users. Thank you for all of your feedback and ...

PIX-2212.22-preview: Experimental raygen shader debugging and DXR resource access detection

December 22nd, 2022
Today we released PIX-2212.22-preview, available for download here. If you're working with DirectX Raytracing (DXR) then please consider trying out these new PIX features and letting us know how things go. Your feedback will help us improve the debugging experience in future PIX releases. If you aren't using a feature in the "What's New...

PIX 2206.20: Servicing release with new AMD plugin

June 21st, 2022
Today we released PIX-2206.20, available for download here. The release is identical to the last PIX release (2205.24), except that it comes with a new version of the AMD plugin that supports additional AMD hardware and the latest AMD drivers...

PIX 2108.18: New programmatic capture APIs and much more

August 19th, 2021
Today we released PIX on Windows version 2108.18, which can be downloaded here. We have also released a new version of WinPixEventRuntime, available here. This release has a lot of new features, including: New in-application capture APIs. These allow you to programmatically take GPU captures within your application, without ...

PIX 2101.27: AMD raytracing counters, DXIL improvements, and more

January 27th, 2021
Today we released PIX version 2101.27, which can be downloaded here. This release adds support for new GPUs and counters to AMD’s PIX plugin, improves the DXIL debugging experience, contains several enhancements to the CPU sampling profiler, and adds many other smaller improvements.    AMD plugin improvements  This ...