Can't find OpenGL ES performance detective in Xcode Version 4.5.2 (4G2008a) bundle

Question

I recently discovered the existence of "OpenGL ES performance detective" in Apple's documentation but i'm unable to find it.

I found a lot of different possible locations in docs an forums but none was good in my case.

OpenGL ES performance detective is mentioned in Xcode 4 release notes and none of the subsequent versions states its removal.

Answer 1

I believe that the reason for this tool going missing within the Xcode package (in Xcode 4.4, you could find it within Xcode.app/Contents/Applications) is that its functionality is now handled within Xcode itself.

When you run an OpenGL ES application under Xcode 4.5, you'll see a little FPS counter running in the left bar. Click on that and you'll bring up a realtime performance readout from within your application. If you then click on the Analyze Performance button below that, you'll see a screen like the following:

This appears to have all the information that the old OpenGL ES Performance Detective used to.

You could also still download the 4.4 version of Xcode while it's available on the developer center, but I've had trouble getting the Performance Detective in that package to work with my iOS 6.0 devices.