Patent ID: 7456833

Claim:
A method of presenting graphical representations of processor utilization in a graphics system including a first graphics processor and a second graphics processor, the method comprising: at a first time, beginning to render a first frame using the graphics first processor; at a second time, completing the rendering of the first frame using the first graphics processor, wherein a duration from the first time to the second time is a first duration; determining a first metric based on the first duration; graphically presenting the first metric automatically after completing the rendering of the first frame; at a third time, beginning to render a third frame using the first graphics processor, wherein a duration from the first time to the third time is a second duration; at a fourth time, completing the rendering of the third frame using the first graphics processor, wherein a duration from the third time to the fourth time is a third duration; updating the first metric based on the third duration; and graphically presenting the updated first metric automatically after completing the rendering of the third frame.