PIX on Windows

Performance tuning and debugging for DirectX 12 games on Windows

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Open sourcing the WinPixEventRuntime under MIT

March 27, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 03/27/24
Austin Kinross
The WinPixEventRuntime has been open sourced on GitHub under the MIT license! This includes the pix3.h headers (and friends), the code needed to build WinPixEventRuntime.dll, the code needed to decode PIX events, and a wide range of unit tests. The WinPixEventRuntime NuGet package has also switched to the MIT license. We hope this will make...

PIX 2312.08: misc bug fixes and improvements

December 8, 2023 Dec 8, 2023 12/8/23
Austin Kinross
Today we released PIX version 2312.08, which can be downloaded here. This fixes a lot of issues reported to us since our last major PIX release (version 2310.30, details here). Thank you all for reporting these issues. Please keep sending feedback to us through the usual ways, such as emailing us at askwinpix@microsoft.com or contacting us ...

PIX 2310.30: a faster PIX with many raytracing + other improvements

October 30, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 10/30/23
Austin Kinross
Today we released PIX version 2310.30, which can be downloaded here. We also released WinPixEventRuntime version 2310.30, which can be downloaded here. This release includes many new features and improvements along several key themes: Thank you for all of your feedback and suggestions, and please them coming! The best ways ...

PIX 2306.21-preview: Work Graphs support

June 22, 2023 Jun 22, 2023 06/22/23
Austin Kinross
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 10, 2023 May 10, 2023 05/10/23
Austin Kinross
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 30, 2023 Mar 30, 2023 03/30/23
Austin Kinross
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 2303.02: You asked, we listened! A bumper PIX release

March 2, 2023 Mar 2, 2023 03/2/23
Austin Kinross
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 22, 2022 Dec 22, 2022 12/22/22
Austin Kinross
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...