GPU PerfStudio Files and Locations

GPU PerfStudio downloads

GPU PerfStudio is available in three downloads:

GPU PerfStudio directory contents

Below is a screenshot of the contents of the GPU PerfStudio directory. The file contents are same for the Zip file and MSI versions:

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GPU PerfStudio notable files

The MSI desktop shortcuts

The MSI installer version installs the GPU PerfStudio files into "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD\GPU PerfStudio and also places the following three shortcuts on the desktop:

You can drag and drop your application directly onto one of the server shortcuts to quickly start the GPU PerServer.

GPU PerfServer Log file

This file can be helpful when reporting issues to AMD. The loglevel can be set in the The GPU PerfServer configuration file . It defaults to 0 and can have the range of 0-3.

GPU PerfClient Settings files

The GPU PerfClient automatically generates layout and settings files in the following location:

C:\Users\gselley\AppData\Roaming\AMD\GPUPerfStudio

You can delete all of the files and subdirectories in this location and GPU PerfStudio will create new default versions the next time it is used.

GPU PerfStudio creates a "Layouts" directory at : C:\Users\gselley\AppData\Roaming\AMD\GPUPerfStudio\Layouts" which stores the UI layouts for the Frame Debugger.

A Frame Debugger layout file is created for each graphics API when it is first used, e.g.: C:\Users\gselley\AppData\Roaming\AMD\GPUPerfStudio\Layouts\DX11_PS_layout.lay"

GPU PerfStudio creates a "Settings" directory at : C:\Users\gselley\AppData\Roaming\AMD\GPUPerfStudio\Settings" which stores all of the GPU PerfClient user settings. You can remove this directory to go back to the default settings.