AMD released ROCprof Compute Viewer on September 15, 2026, saying it enables developers to analyze wave execution and resource utilization with detailed thread trace data. It is the company's first software update in the profiling domain since the introduction of ROCm 7.0 in 2024.
AMD reported support for a range of hardware including AMD CDNA™ 1, 2, 3, 4, and RDNA™ 2, 3, 3.5, 4 architectures, measured on the GFXIP ISA Products Support list. That compares with earlier support limited to specific hardware in ROCm 7.0.
ROCprof Compute Viewer is built on the ROCm software stack and targets kernel developers aiming to optimize GPU performance and third-party profiling tool developers integrating thread trace support. Availability begins with ROCm 7.13 or later, initially for developers with a basic understanding of HIP applications.
"Thread trace gives you a detailed view of how instructions execute and where waves spend time waiting," said Giovanni Lenzi Baraldi, AMD's software tools lead. The tool allows developers to connect source code to executed ISA instructions and compare wave timelines with counter plots to investigate performance bottlenecks.
The announcement follows the release of ROCm 7.13, which introduced thread trace support. AMD framed the significance of the update as a step toward enabling more detailed GPU performance analysis.
AMD did not say how the tool will be integrated into third-party tools, and raised the open question of common pitfalls when using thread trace. The company said the tool prepares developers to explore profiling APIs in future updates.
Source: amd
