gpustat is a simple command-line utility for querying and monitoring GPU status.
gpustat works only with NVIDIA Graphics Devices only. There is no support for AMD GPUs.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Built-in watch mode.
- Options to show:
- Display all gpu properties.
- Display cmd name of running process.
- Display full command and cpu stats of running
process. - Display username of running process.
- Display PID of running process.
- Display GPU fan speed.
- Show encoder/decoder utilization.
- Show GPU power usage or draw (and/or limit).
Website: github.com/wookayin/gpustat
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Developer: Jongwook Choi
License: MIT License

gpustat is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools | |
|---|---|
| NVTOP | (h)top like task monitor for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA GPUs |
| nvitop | Bills itself as “the one-stop solution for GPU process management” |
| LACT | Configures and monitors AMD, NVIDIA and Intel GPUs |
| GPU Hot | Real-time NVIDIA GPU monitoring dashboard |
| gpustat | Query and monitor GPU status |
| GreenWithEnvy | GUI System tool |
| NVDashboard | JupyterLab extension for displaying dashboards of GPU usage |
| nvidia-htop | Enriches the output of nvidia-smi |
| gptop | Cross-platform GPU monitor |
| NVIDIA System Monitor | Task manager monitoring your GPU |
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