GPU ShaderAnalyzer

GPU ShaderAnalyzer is a software application designed specifically for testing shaders for AMD Radeon™ graphics cards. It is able to analyze and measure the performance of pixel, vertex, geometry, hull, domain and shaders, as well as check out the disassembly of the generated hardware shader.

The tool can also be run in command-line mode, and it supports Direct3D (D3D9.0 – D3D11) and OpenGL (GLSL 1.50, arb_fp and arb_vp) shaders.

The GUI is divided into three workspaces: on the left part of the window you can work with the source code, the middle panel is reserved for compilations, while the last one is used for verifying the object code.

The program also offers compiler statistics using the Catalyst driver at the bottom of the main window, namely information about name, GPR, scratch reg, minimum, maximum and average values, bottleneck, and other details as well.

The best part about this application is that you don’t need to run it on the actual hardware to get the desired results. You may enter you shader in the Source Code window by importing it from a file, dragging and dropping it onto the panel or typing it directly in the dedicated box.

Data can be imported from the following file formats: GLSL, PSH, VSH, GSH, FRAG, VERT, VP, FP or HLSL. The source and object can be exported to one of the aforementioned formats, and you may also print the source, object and stats.

GPU ShaderAnalyzer tries to automatically identify the shader type, and if the process is carried out successfully you can view the disassembly of it in the Object Code window.

There’s support for several tweaking parameters that help you select the ATI Radeon™ graphics card from a drop-down list, pick the source type, and insert macros.

GPU ShaderAnalyzer gives you the possibility to enable the automatic detection for the shader type, alter the editor in terms of colors for background, default text, comments, numbers and other options, pick the columns that are displayed in the statistics area, and make file associations.

GPU ShaderAnalyzer comes with the right set of features for helping you assess the performance of your shaders, and is suitable especially for power users.