PerfKit Testimonials

We used PerfHUD 5 extensively for optimizing Unreal Tournament 3. The frame debugger quickly finds rendering issues and the frame profiler is an excellent tool for rapidly identifying performance problems. PerfHUD 5’s ability to interact with our engine in real-time allows us to have short iteration times which are crucial.

   Daniel Wright
   Engine Programmer
   Epic Games
 

Today's big-budget PC games are enormously complicated to create and tune for maximum performance. The NVIDIA Developer Toolkit is a life saver - there's a wide variety of tools that help us accomplish more with less effort. PerfHUD stands out as the most valuable external tool for performance optimization. The NVIDIA tools help us spend more time focusing on gameplay in World in Conflict, so that we can deliver the best possible experience for gamers.

   Niklas Westberg
   Technical Director
   Massive Entertaiment
 

PerfHUD is really good for finding funny stuff like this [obsolete model that should not have been included]. I can guarantee you that without PerfHUD, it would have slipped through.

   Magnus Larsson,
   Technical Art Director
   Massive Entertainment
 

PerfHUD rulez! Trust us - we're using it on a regular basis.

   Dean Sekulic
   Programmer
   Croteam

NVPerfKit is a great tool set for developers. I am currently running NVPerfHUD 5 and I love all of the new functionality. You should see how people’s eyes light up when I demo it!

   Bo Wilson
   Senior Software Engineer
   Destineer Studios

NVPerfHUD provides invaluable insight into the rendering pipeline in a clear, thorough and accessible way. It is our first resort when it comes to debugging, profiling and testing the renderer.

   Niel Waldren
   Senior Graphics Programmer
   Blue Byte
 

NVIDIA have always given great support to developers with SDKs and tools. The latest tools NVPerfKit and NVPerfHUD 4 continue in that tradition of tools that aid developers in getting their jobs done. Not only are they great as performance tools they are a great asset for debugging. NVPerfHUD is especially useful in this respect. Being able to see the state of the GPU at every draw call in a frame is an invaluable aid to tracking down problems.

   Mark Robinson
   Technical Director
   Rockstar San Diego
 

NVPerfKit is an extremely helpful tool for our high performance graphics developments. Such a tool should be available from every GPU manufacturer. It helps us to squeeze out the last bit of performance from the graphics subsystem.

   Thomas Bruckschlegel
   CEO and Lead Programmer
   ToMMTi-Systems, Maker of ShaderMark
 

NVPerfHUD 4 is a fantastic extension to an already indispensable programming tool. The support and performance optimizing tools provided by NVIDIA are instrumental in getting the best performance in 3D.

   Matt Shaw
   Chief Technical Officer
   Mythic Entertainment, Inc.
 

NVPerfKit 2 together with NVPerfHUD 4 has instantly become one of our primary tools for performance analysis, optimization, and art testing. Just when I thought NVPerfHUD couldn't get any better, NVIDIA came up with even more useful features - notably the Frame Profiler Mode - which add a whole new level to graphics performance analysis on the PC.

   Richard Sim
   Graphics Programmer
   Relic Entertainment
 

NVIDIA is famous for excellent SDKs and software utilities - with NVPerfHUD being the prime example. For those unaware, this utility monitors game engine, driver, graphics card, CPU load and helps developers with optimizing the code...

   Theo Valich
   The Inquirer
 

NVIDIA’s NVPerfHUD is the visual graphics performance and debug tool I've been dreaming of for years. To whomever wrote this handy dandy little app: I love you man!

   Chris Georges
   Graphics Programming Nerd
   SuperEgo Games
 

Without this tool we would never been able to identify the bottlenecks in our source code and art assets. We even let our testers use this tool to be able to identify the unoptimized art assets in our games. One word: Lifesaver!

   Kris Taeleman
   Lead Programmer
   Larian Studios
 

NVPerfKit has become an integral part of gDEBugger, giving developers the precise information they need to find graphic pipeline performance bottlenecks and optimize application performance. NVPerfKit is a “must” for every developer optimizing his graphical application to run on NVIDIA hardware.

   Yaki Tebeka
   CTO & Cofounder
   Graphic Remedy
 

NVPerfKit is an incredibly simple yet powerful tool that provides you with essential help on the hunt for bottlenecks! Thanks!

   Robin Ebser
   Pipeline and Shader TD
   Unlimited GmbH

NVPerfHUD has always been invaluable for debugging my rendering pipeline, and the experience has only gotten better with version 4.

   Jason Blochowiak
   Chief Technical Officer
   Monster Entertainment
 

NVPerfHUD has become an essential, always-on tool for our graphics team. I wouldn’t think of developing and debugging, let alone profiling any part of the renderer without it.

   Ivan-Assen Ivanov
   Technical Director
   Haemimont Games
 

We have been using NVPerfHUD for over 2 years now, and it has proven to be an invaluable tool in detecting performance bottlenecks and rendering errors. The new features in NVPerfHUD 4 provide us with such a mind blowing amount of information that doing PC graphics programming without it would be almost unthinkable!

   Vassilis Poulopoulos
   Graphics Programmer
   Strangelite
 

For me, NVPerfHUD is a tool of everyday use. It not only allows you to quickly identify main bottlenecks of your application, but also, thanks to the incredible Frame Analysis Mode, is extremely helpful in tracking weird bugs in your rendering code. A "must-use" for every developer.

   Michal Iwanicki
   3D Technology Engineer
   CD Projekt RED
 

NVPerfHUD4 helps us to identify bottlenecks in our product, to found out where we're doing great and where we need to spent time on optimizing. The tool which every graphics developer should have!"

   Pavel Tumik
   Lead Programmer
   Sibilant Interactive
 

NVPerfHUD and NVPerfKit are extremely useful tools. We are using both in our development process. NVPerfHUD 4 gives us a much better real-time overview of the rendering process. One of the most excellent features is the Frame Profiler. Using it we can discover, analyze, and resolve rendering bottlenecks much faster and more easily than ever.

   Simon Kolek
   BF!2Engine Lead Programmer
 

Having run-time counters for critical things like driver idle time, pixel shader utilization, shader stalls, and others in graphics-intensive application such as games is one of the most valuable things in a graphics programmer's toolbox. NVPerfKit is a must for everyone developing graphics-intensive applications.

   Jim Drygiannakis
   Graphics Programmer
   Making Art Studios

NVPerfHUD is a great tool for debugging and performance analysis.

   Richard Schubert
   Graphics/Effects Programmer
   Yager Development GmbH