Frame Breakdown

With graphic debuggers such as RenderDoc, NVidia NSight and Intel GPA it possible to have a look at how some games render a frame. Using that and some educated guesses it is possible to get a good idea how a games rendering system work. I call it a Frame Breakdown and here i list some that i know about.


2022 - Elden Ring - Behind the Pretty Frames: Elden Ring

2020 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Rendering analysis - Cyberpunk 2077, Hallucinations re: the rendering of Cyberpunk 2077

2020 - Doom Eternal - DOOM Eternal - Graphics Study

2020 - Mafia: Definitive Edition - The Rendering of Mafia: Definitive Edition


2019 - Control - Frame Analysis - Control

2019 - Death Stranding - Behind the Pretty Frames: Death Stranding

2019 - A Plague Tale: Innocence - Dissecting A Plague Tale: Innocence

2019 - Metro Exodus - Metro Exodus Frame Breakdown, Observations about the rendering of Metro: Exodus, More observations in Metro: Exodus

2019 - Mortal Kombat 11 -

2019 - Resident Evil 2 - Resident Evil 2 Frame Breakdown, Behind the Pretty Frames: Resident Evil

2019 - Minecraft RTX - Minecraft RTX


2018 - Red Dead Redemption 2 - Graphics Study: Red Dead Redemption 2

2018 - DCS - Digital combat simulator: frame analysis

2018 - Ni No Kuni 2 - Ni No Kuni 2: frame analysis

2018 - God of War - Behind the Pretty Frames: God of War

2018 - Jurassic World Evolution - The Rendering of Jurassic World: Evolution

2018 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Under the hood of Shadow of the Tomb Raider


2016 - Overwatch - Frame Analysis - Overwatch

2016 - Doom - DOOM (2016) - Graphics Study

2016 - Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 - The Witness - The Witness: frame analysis


2015 - Batman: Arkham Knight - Unmasking the Arkham Knight

2015 - Metal Gear Solid V - Metal Gear Solid V - Graphics Study

2015 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - The rendering of The Witcher 3

2015 - Rise of the Tomb Raider - The Rendering of Rise of the Tomb Raider


2014 - Alien Isolation - Inside "Alien: Isolation" - Graphics

2014 - Shadow of Mordor - The Rendering of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor


2013 - GTA 5 - GTA V - Graphics Study


2011 - Batman: Arkham City - [Breakdown] Batman : Arkham City

2011 - Deus Ex - Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Graphics Study

2010 - Castlevania - The Rendering of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2


2009 - Assassin's Creed 2 - [Breakdown] Assassin's Creed II


2007 - Supreme Commander - Supreme Commander - Graphics Study


2005 - Shadow of the Colossus - [Breakdown] Shadow of the Colossus (PAL - PS2)