> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PIX Shader Explorer for GPU shader analysis

> Use PIX Shader Explorer to see the factors that affect shader performance, including GPR pressure, register allocation, and variable-to-register mapping.

Explore shader explorer topics for XBOX game development.

> [card] [PIX shader explorer](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/shader-explorer/pix-shader-explorer-overview.md)
>
> PIX has the capability to provide insights to the factors that affect shader performance, such as GPR pressure, variable to register…

## See also

* [Extensibility](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/extensibility/index.md)
* [Gpu](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu/index.md)
* [Gpu trace](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu-trace/index.md)


## Related topics

- [PIX GPU capture and performance analysis](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu/index.md)
- [PIX on XBOX and Windows for GDK titles](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/index.md)
- [NDA topic directory - live Microsoft Learn links](https://docs.xbox.com/nda/nda-topic-directory.md)
- [PIX GPU Trace captures on XBOX Series consoles](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu-trace/index.md)
- [PIX extensibility APIs (HLSL and mesh viewer)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/pix/extensibility/index.md)