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Introduction

Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.GPU Performance API IntroductionThe GPU Performance API (GPUPerfAPI, or GPA) is a powerful library to help analyze the performance and execution characteristics of applications using the GPU.

This API is designed to:

  • Support Vulkan™, DirectX™ 12, DirectX™ 11, and OpenGL™ on RDNA, RDNA2, RDNA3, and RDNA4-based Radeon™ graphics cards and APUs.

  • Support Microsoft Windows® and Linux®.

  • Provide derived counters based on raw hardware performance counters.

  • Provide a fine-grained way to collect performance data for an application.