Using Gpucapture

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name: Using Gpucapture
description: ALWAYS use when a user wants to capture a GPU trace (.gputrace) of a Metal application. Trigger when the user wants to capture a GPU trace, get a gputrace, record a Metal frame, capture a frame, capture GPU workload,…
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# Using Gpucapture

Part of the **Apple Game Porting Skills** pack by Apple (`apple/game-porting-toolkit`).

ALWAYS use when a user wants to capture a GPU trace (.gputrace) of a Metal application. Trigger when the user wants to capture a GPU trace, get a gputrace, record a Metal frame, capture a frame, capture GPU workload,…

This catalog entry summarizes the skill for discovery. Get the full skill — including any bundled scripts and resources — from the source:

Full skill & source: https://github.com/apple/game-porting-toolkit/tree/main/game-porting-skills/skills/using-gpucapture