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GPU Profiler

GPU Usage Profiler
GPU Usage Profiler

The GPU Usage Profiler displays where GPU time is spent in your game. When you select this Profiler, the lower pane displays hierarchical time data for the selected frame. Select an item from the Hierarchy to see a breakdown of contributions in the right-hand panel. See documentation on the Profiler window to learn more about the information in the Profiler.

Note that GPU profiling is disabled when Graphics Jobs (Experimental) is enabled in the Player Settings. See documentation on Standalone Player Settings for more information. On macOS, GPU profiling is only available under OSX 10.9 Mavericks and later versions.

Remote profiling support

Platform Graphics API Status
Windows D3D9, D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL core, OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.x, Vulkan Supported.
Mac OS X OpenGL core Supported.
Metal Not available. Use XCode’s GPU Frame Debugger UI instead.
Linux OpenGL core, Vulkan Supported.
PlayStation 4 libgnm Supported (an alternative is Razor).
Xbox One D3D11 Supported (an alternative is PIX).
WebGL WebGL 1.0 and WebGL 2.0 Not available.
Android OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.x Supported only on devices running NVIDIA or Intel GPUs.
Vulkan Supported
iOS, tvOS Metal, OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.0 Not available. Use XCode’s GPU Frame Debugger UI instead.
Tizen OpenGL ES 2.0 Not available.

Profiling within the Unity Editor

The Editor supports profiling on Windows with Direct3D 9 and Direct3D 11 APIs only. This has both advantages and disadvantages: it is convenient for quick profiling, because it means you don’t need to build the Player; however, the Profiler is affected by the overhead of running the Unity Editor, which can make the profiling results less accurate.


  • 2017–11–21 Page published with limited editorial review

  • Removed Samsung TV support.

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