# \#Insights

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## [Google Analytics Measurement Protocol - cross-platform plugin (desktop/consoles supported)](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/google-analytics-measurement-protocol-cross-platform-plugin-desktop-consoles-supported/253259)

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**Author:** [@UNAmedia](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UNAmedia)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/google-analytics-measurement-protocol-cross-platform-plugin-desktop-consoles-supported/253259 "2026-07-03T13:22:40Z")

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FAB MARKETPLACE: https://www.fab.com/listings/d359790c-1bb9-4156-842c-b57d9bbcc349 Documentation: https://www.unamedia.com/ue5-google-analytics/api Discord server: https://discord.gg/PuAyhDctHp Changelog: htt…

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## [Networking insights guide](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/networking-insights-guide/465023)

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**Author:** [@WeezY](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/WeezY)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/networking-insights-guide/465023 "2026-02-24T00:00:00Z")

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Hi How to make networking insights work. I can make unreal insights work, but just can’t get the networking insights tab. My basic guide to unreal insights.: have tried -NetTrace=\[1\] -trace=net from this guide.: …

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## [Forward shading not working?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/forward-shading-not-working/2278007)

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**Author:** [@XxpiingyxX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/XxpiingyxX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/forward-shading-not-working/2278007 "2026-01-05T16:04:20Z")

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I have Forward shading activated, so why is there a traced channel saying “Deferred renderer” in the Trace? (VR project)

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## [Insights tracing is enabled at start, how to disable it ?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/insights-tracing-is-enabled-at-start-how-to-disable-it/1195649)

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**Author:** [@Conto](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Conto)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/insights-tracing-is-enabled-at-start-how-to-disable-it/1195649 "2025-12-18T16:41:48Z")

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I somehow managed to enable tracing on project load … I know this is stupid question, but you guys it is question for 10 seconds to solve, while i am looking to it for solid hour … I tried to check if this setting is e…

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## [Insights tracing сaptures excess data: how to control it?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/insights-tracing-aptures-excess-data-how-to-control-it/1188939)

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**Author:** [@PavloMK](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/PavloMK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/insights-tracing-aptures-excess-data-how-to-control-it/1188939 "2025-09-30T17:13:46Z")

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Hello there! I am not sure if this is right category for my question, but have not found any more suitable. I am trying to trace strictly timed gameplay parts for further analysis. As expected result, I want to see str…

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## [How to use the new (v1.05+) Unreal Insight version for Unreal 4 (4.27) project ?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-use-the-new-v1-05-unreal-insight-version-for-unreal-4-4-27-project/2025842)

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**Author:** [@Petricchor](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Petricchor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-use-the-new-v1-05-unreal-insight-version-for-unreal-4-4-27-project/2025842 "2025-09-30T11:16:01Z")

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I am working on a project developed with Unreal 4.27.2. The Unreal Insight V0.14 version that comes with the engine works fine. However, I would like to try the new version (V1.05+) that comes with Unreal 5. I downloa…

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## [UE5.5 Bad performance. Strange Unreal Insights graph](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-5-bad-performance-strange-unreal-insights-graph/2532065)

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**Author:** [@DentonJC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DentonJC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-5-bad-performance-strange-unreal-insights-graph/2532065 "2025-05-29T07:14:00Z")

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We recently update from 5.2 to 5.5 and havn’t really changed anything, but are getting really bad performance on Android. The strange part is, our unreal insights data looks odd. Our total Game and Draw times are what w…

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## [RHI flush resources costly](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/rhi-flush-resources-costly/1750272)

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**Author:** [@ZaneJensen013](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ZaneJensen013)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/rhi-flush-resources-costly/1750272 "2025-04-16T16:04:37Z")

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I am optimizing a scene in my game, and I’m currently getting stuck on my rendering thread. I am seeing large costs appearing in the FRDGBuilder, specifically EndFlushResourcesRHI, which sometimes spikes up to 11-14ms f…

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## [Is it possible to split a big utrace file into smaller chunks? ](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/is-it-possible-to-split-a-big-utrace-file-into-smaller-chunks/2434433)

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**Author:** [@khijochu](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/khijochu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/is-it-possible-to-split-a-big-utrace-file-into-smaller-chunks/2434433 "2025-04-01T13:03:17Z")

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How feasible is it to split a big utrace file recording 40 minutes of gameplay into smaller 10 minute files? Having a big utrace file (15gb or more) causes issues where my workstation would run out of memory before open…

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## [Desync between the Render and Game Threads?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/desync-between-the-render-and-game-threads/2151039)

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**Author:** [@TetraStudiosDev](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TetraStudiosDev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/desync-between-the-render-and-game-threads/2151039 "2024-11-25T23:19:21Z")

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Recently I’ve encountered frame rate issues with one of my projects. Upon Unreal Insight investigation, it’s revealed that a ton of time is wasted with the CPU or GPU waiting for tasks to finish! The CPU and GPU frames a…

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## [What is this "Execute Command List" appearing in Unreal Insights ? It takes total of 2.7 ms](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/what-is-this-execute-command-list-appearing-in-unreal-insights-it-takes-total-of-2-7-ms/1997959)

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**Author:** [@BiaXThePanda1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BiaXThePanda1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/what-is-this-execute-command-list-appearing-in-unreal-insights-it-takes-total-of-2-7-ms/1997959 "2024-08-30T07:52:42Z")

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## [Network Prediction Insights](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/network-prediction-insights/473364)

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**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_fbbdacb51](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_fbbdacb51)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/network-prediction-insights/473364 "2024-03-23T16:00:15Z")

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Hi, I wanted to try the Network Prediction Insights tool, but so far with no success - the timeline does not show any simulation. I followed the instructions in Network Prediction Insights Part 1 - YouTube - enable plu…

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## [Unreal Insights - FEngineLoop too long](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-insights-fengineloop-too-long/482215)

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**Author:** [@Fidilip](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Fidilip)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-insights-fengineloop-too-long/482215 "2023-12-04T20:52:48Z")

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Hello everyone! How to find out unaccounted time in FEngineLoop? If you look at attached image, FEngineLoop takes extra time, but there are no invocations underneath that would explain what is happening. I have followin…

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## [How to start Insights live?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-start-insights-live/1228441)

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**Author:** [@Rafal\_Jurasz](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Rafal_Jurasz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-start-insights-live/1228441 "2023-07-13T21:33:47Z")

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Hi, I cant connect to insights. Nothing appears in insights window. I’ve tried to connect via Launch Parameters, but it wont work: Also tried it via console while game is running as standalone, but its not bette…

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## [How do I find the cause of performance spikes using insights?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cause-of-performance-spikes-using-insights/1155036)

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**Author:** [@rantrod](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/rantrod)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cause-of-performance-spikes-using-insights/1155036 "2023-05-12T08:22:49Z")

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There’s a few videos and web pages by Epic but those haven’t helped much. The web pages only contain general information about app. The videos often feature people who are very smart and knowledgeable, but with very thic…

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## [About my game data (From Insights)](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/about-my-game-data-from-insights/1070226)

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**Author:** [@Cnrveysel](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Cnrveysel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/about-my-game-data-from-insights/1070226 "2023-04-18T10:57:08Z")

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constantly getting stuck in game for 80 milliseconds I can’t figure out why, can anyone help? Thank you

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## [Profiling VRAM?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/profiling-vram/755533)

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**Author:** [@fhurtubise](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/fhurtubise)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/profiling-vram/755533 "2023-01-23T19:59:07Z")

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How do you profile VRAM? I can’t seem to find it in Memory Insights.

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## [How to start Unreal insights](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-start-unreal-insights/505868)

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**Author:** [@anon47586833](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anon47586833)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-start-unreal-insights/505868 "2022-12-30T17:14:29Z")

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I compiled UE5 insights. In the editor binaries i ran insights, then executed this commandline project.uproject -statnamedevents -tracehost=ip of my pc and local host -trace=cpu My project started but unreal insights…

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## [AI Performance Issue / Unreal Insight](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ai-performance-issue-unreal-insight/488799)

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**Author:** [@jschollbach](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/jschollbach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ai-performance-issue-unreal-insight/488799 "2021-09-14T19:37:11Z")

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Hey Guys, Im facing an performance Issue im unreal Engine by Spawning to much AI. I tried to check with Unreal Insight the Performance gaps of the AI. I recognized that there are big gaps with waiting time and without…

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## [ERROR in Insights](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/error-in-insights/482256)

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**Author:** [@monkeykane](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/monkeykane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/error-in-insights/482256 "2021-05-26T15:10:03Z")

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Hi, I want Insights to collect more data in counter panel, thus I have set ‘EXPERIMENTAL\_STATSTRACE\_ENABLED 1’. But when I using TRACE\_STAT\_INCREMENT, TRACE\_STAT\_DECREMENT, TRACE\_STAT\_ADD, the data are always incorrect …

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## [Unreal memory insights show untracked number always below 0](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-memory-insights-show-untracked-number-always-below-0/480478)

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**Author:** [@EricAlbert\_t](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/EricAlbert_t)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-memory-insights-show-untracked-number-always-below-0/480478 "2021-03-18T04:15:19Z")

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I know that Untracked is obtained by subtracting TrackedTotal from Total. Then I want to figure out What is Untracked in my project. I don’t understand Why TrackedTotal is more than Total.

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## [Unreal Insights Not Showing Any Tracks](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-insights-not-showing-any-tracks/462753)

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**Author:** [@FragosaurusRex](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FragosaurusRex)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-insights-not-showing-any-tracks/462753 "2020-12-15T17:19:12Z")

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Any idea why I get a blank Tracks window when using Unreal Insights? I also tried going back to 4.23 with a simple empty project and got the same result. I don’t know if the dll load errors shown in the image have a…

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## [How to set up Unreal Insights for Older UE4 versions (specifically 4.22.3)](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-set-up-unreal-insights-for-older-ue4-versions-specifically-4-22-3/462034)

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**Author:** [@VieKeat](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/VieKeat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-set-up-unreal-insights-for-older-ue4-versions-specifically-4-22-3/462034 "2020-03-03T23:57:45Z")

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Currently I’m using version 4.22.3 for my project and I have downloaded 4.24.1 to test out Unreal Insights. However, it seems like the Unreal Insights is unable to detect my session being run on the older platform (4.22…

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## [I can't find 'CPU Thread Groups' from Unreal Insights](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-cant-find-cpu-thread-groups-from-unreal-insights/461275)

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**Author:** [@rigmania.nc](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/rigmania.nc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-cant-find-cpu-thread-groups-from-unreal-insights/461275 "2020-02-07T19:52:23Z")

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I can’t find ‘CPU Thread Groups’ from Unreal Insights. I downloaded unreal source from Git (4.24) and build Unreal Insight. It’s version is v0.10. Click ‘Tracks’ show ‘Quick Filter’ like CPU Track - Y’ but, CPU thread…
