Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) 2014 R2 release introduces support for many popular Android phones and tablets based on the ARM* architecture. See below for the full list of supported devices.
System requirements:
- Your ARM*-based device is running Android* 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, or 4.4.
- Your analysis system is 64-bit and is running Windows* 7 SP1/8/8.1 OS
- Your Android* application uses OpenGL* ES 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0
If your Android* game is running on an ARM*-based device, you can benefit from the following Intel GPA features:
System Analysis: Analyze CPU, platform, and OpenGL* ES API metrics in real time using the Intel GPA System Analyzer.
Asset Inspection: Explore game assets for each frame in the Intel GPA Frame Analyzer.
Debugging: Use Intel® Frame Debugger to troubleshoot rendering issues in your Android* applications:
- Check whether your application is compatible with various Android* devices based on ARM* architecture or Intel® architecture
- Solve issues with shadowing, lighting, or color schemes.
- Debug rendering issues in the captured frames by locating API errors and experimenting with shaders, textures, states, and uniforms.
NOTE: At this time, the following features are not available for ARM-based devices, and are only available for Android* devices based on the Intel® architecture:
- GPU hardware metrics with Intel GPA System Analyzer on devices based on Intel® Atom™ processor with PowerVR* Graphics (Series 5)
- Creating trace-capture files and performing platform analysis with Intel GPA Platform Analyzer
- Performance analysis with Intel GPA Frame Analyzer
The Intel GPA toolset supports the following ARM-based device configurations:
| Model | GPU | Android* Version |
Samsung* Galaxy Nexus (GT-i9250) | Imagination Technologies* PowerVR SGX540 | Android 4.3 |
Samsung* Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500ZNASER) | Imagination Technologies* PowerVR SGX544 | Android 4.4 |
Samsung* Galaxy S III (GT-i9300) | ARM* Mali 400MP | Android 4.3 |
Google* Nexus 4 | Qualcomm* Adreno 320 | Android 4.4 |
Google* Nexus 5 | Qualcomm* Adreno 330 | Android 4.4 |
LG* G2 D802 | Qualcomm* Adreno 330 | Android 4.4 |
Amazon* Kindle Fire HD | Imagination Technologies* PowerVR SGX544 | Amazon* Fire OS 3.0 |
ARM*-based devices not shown on the above list are unsupported, but may still work with the Intel GPA toolset.
You can download Intel® GPA from the Intel GPA Home Page or the Intel INDE Home Page.
For details about using Intel GPA on various supported configurations, see the following resources:
If you have any feedback, please post your comments and suggestions on the Intel GPA Support Forum.