Originally published at: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/optimizing-vk-vkr-and-dx12-dxr-applications-using-nsight-graphics-gpu-trace-advanced-mode-metrics/
Many GPU performance analysis tools are based on a capture and replay mechanism, where a frame is first captured (either in-memory or to disk), and then replayed multiple times to be profiled. Nsight Graphics: GPU Trace differs in that it directly profiles the frames emitted by a live application, with no constraint on subsequent frames…