Get frame timing data

You can get frame timing data from the FrameTiming API in the following ways:

• Use a custom Profiler module
• Use the FrameTiming API

To get frame timing data from release builds, you must first enable the Frame Timing Stats property.

Use a custom Profiler module

To view frame timing data in a custom Profiler module perform the following steps:

1. Create a custom profilerA window that helps you to optimize your game. It shows how much time is spent in the various areas of your game. For example, it can report the percentage of time spent rendering, animating, or in your game logic. More info
   See in Glossary module according to the instructions on Creating a custom profiler module.
2. Open the Profiler window (Window > Analysis > Profiler)
3. Open the Profiler Module Editor (Profler Modules dropdown > gear icon) and select your custom Profiler module.
4. In the Available Counters panel, select Unity.
5. Select Render to open the submenu that contains Profiler countersPlaced in code with the ProfilerCounter API to track metrics, such as the number of enemies spawned in your game. More info
   See in Glossary related to memory usage, which includes those that the FrameTimingStats property enables. You can then click on the relevant counters in the submenu to add them to your custom module.

For a list of available counters, refer to Profiler counters reference.

The Highlights Profiler module uses FrameTiming to determine whether a frame is CPU or GPU bound.

Use the FrameTiming API

Use the FrameTiming API to access timestamp information. In each variable, FrameTimingManager records the time a specific event happens during a frame.

The following table contains the values available through the API, in the order that Unity executes them during a frame:

Use FrameTimingManager.GetCpuTimerFrequency API to convert the timestamp to seconds.

Additional resources

• Enable frame timing statistics for release builds
• Frame timing API counter reference