I'm thinking about building a pc, and one of the things I really want to do with it is finally do some real graphics type programming. I'll probably get Unity 2018 to play around with, but also do some from-scratch programming. One thought that crossed my mind is how early I want to start looking at GPU profiling, and whether it would be better to pick AMD or Nvidia. AMD has Radeon GPU Profiler. Nvidia has something, but I can't remember the name. And then there's PIX for Windows.
I'm not a pro, just a hobbyist, so free or cheap tools is how I'll be doing this. I'm not sure of the difference in the tools, or which might provide me with more value in terms of learning about profiling and optimizing. I'm sure it'll take some time to get to that point, but I want this computer to last me a while, especially with current gpu prices.
I'd also be interested in opinions in terms of when to start looking at profiling as a mechanism for learning. Is there such a thing as too early or too late?
I'm not a pro, just a hobbyist, so free or cheap tools is how I'll be doing this. I'm not sure of the difference in the tools, or which might provide me with more value in terms of learning about profiling and optimizing. I'm sure it'll take some time to get to that point, but I want this computer to last me a while, especially with current gpu prices.
I'd also be interested in opinions in terms of when to start looking at profiling as a mechanism for learning. Is there such a thing as too early or too late?
