iOS Tools, Profiling, and Debugging

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[https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/tools\_profiling\_and\_debugging][https_developer.apple.com_documentation_metal_tools_profiling_and_debugging]

# Tools, Profiling, and Debugging #

Build a Metal function library at the command line, or use Xcode to debug issues, and improve performance.

Framework

*  Metal

## Topics ##

### Files and Libraries ###

See information and steps to create Metal shaders and shader libraries.

[About the Metal Shading Language Filename Extension][]

Use the `.metal` filename extension to gain access to Metal's build, profile, and debug tools.

[Building a Library with Metal's Command-Line Tools][Building a Library with Metal_s Command-Line Tools]

Use command-line tools to run the Metal compiler toolchain.

### Frame Capture ###

View a summary of the Metal commands you submit in a single frame and drill down on specific areas for development and debugging purposes.

[Metal GPU Capture][]

Use Xcode tools or Metal API to capture a runtime snapshot of your app's Metal commands and state.

[Labeling Metal Objects and Commands][]

Assign meaningful labels to your Metal objects and commands so you can easily identify them in the call list of a captured frame.

[Seeing a Frame's Render Passes with the Dependency Viewer][Seeing a Frame_s Render Passes with the Dependency Viewer]

View your render passes as a flow chart and inspect individual resource dependencies to understand which commands wait on others to complete.

### Debugging ###

Use a suite of tools to debug and develop Metal shaders.

[Inspecting Vertices with the Geometry Viewer][]

Find problems with geometry by navigating a free-fly camera outside of your camera's frustum and checking vertex values.

[Resolving Shader Issues with the Shader Debugger][]

Step through shader execution with the ability to inspect variable values and update shader code in place.

### Profiling and Metrics ###

Use informational panels to suggest the best use of your optimization effort and the biggest performance wins.

[GPU Activity Monitors][]

Use Xcode or macOS tools to view a high-level summary of the GPU activity of your app or a Mac.

[Optimizing Performance with the Shader Profiler][]

View the elapsed execution time of individual statements in your shader to understand where it spends the most time.

[Viewing Performance Metrics with GPU Counters][]

Ensure that properties related to an encoder's rendering are within the desired range.

[Viewing Pipeline Statistics of a Draw][]

See relative percentages of where a given draw call spent its time across the GPU architecture.

[https_developer.apple.com_documentation_metal_tools_profiling_and_debugging]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/tools_profiling_and_debugging
[About the Metal Shading Language Filename Extension]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/gpu_functions_libraries/about_the_metal_shading_language_filename_extension
[Building a Library with Metal_s Command-Line Tools]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/gpu_functions_libraries/building_a_library_with_metal_s_command-line_tools
[Metal GPU Capture]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/tools_profiling_and_debugging/metal_gpu_capture
[Labeling Metal Objects and Commands]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/labeling_metal_objects_and_commands
[Seeing a Frame_s Render Passes with the Dependency Viewer]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/render_pass/seeing_a_frame_s_render_passes_with_the_dependency_viewer
[Inspecting Vertices with the Geometry Viewer]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/vertex_data/inspecting_vertices_with_the_geometry_viewer
[Resolving Shader Issues with the Shader Debugger]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/gpu_functions_libraries/resolving_shader_issues_with_the_shader_debugger
[GPU Activity Monitors]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/tools_profiling_and_debugging/gpu_activity_monitors
[Optimizing Performance with the Shader Profiler]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/gpu_functions_libraries/optimizing_performance_with_the_shader_profiler
[Viewing Performance Metrics with GPU Counters]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/render_pipeline/viewing_performance_metrics_with_gpu_counters
[Viewing Pipeline Statistics of a Draw]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/render_pipeline/viewing_pipeline_statistics_of_a_draw