PIX

PIX is a tool for analyzing, optimizing, and debugging Direct3D applications. PIX is designed to capture detailed information from an application while it is running. PIX can be configured to gather data such as the Direct3D APIs called, timing information, mesh vertices before and after transformations, screenshots, and various statistics. PIX can also be used for vertex and pixel shader debugging including setting breakpoints and stepping through shader code.

The documentation for PIX includes:

• User's Guide - The user's guide describes how to use PIX.
• Tutorials - Tutorials demonstrate how to analyze some common application problems.
• Reference - A complete description of the feature set.

Where to find PIX

PIX runs on the following versions of Windows.

There is no support for PIX on any version of 64 bit Windows.

See Also

DirectX Performance Tools