// measurement vars
LARGE_INTEGER start, stop, freq;

//
// flush command buffer here
//

//
// issue begin query here
//

// start timer
QueryPerformanceCounter(&start);

//
//draw
//

//
// issue end query here and wait on results
//

// stop timer
QueryPerformanceCounter(&stop);

// calc elapsed ticks
stop.QuadPart -= start.QuadPart;

// get frequency
QueryPerformanceFrequency(&freq);

// ticks for easier handling
ULONG ticks = stop.QuadPart;

// calc elapsed clock cycles
cycles = (2.8E9 * ticks) / (double)freq.QuadPart;