nv-monitor is a lightweight terminal-based monitoring application for Linux systems with NVIDIA GPUs.
It combines a local ncurses interface with CSV logging and an OpenMetrics exporter in a single small binary with zero runtime dependencies. The software was built for DGX Spark systems, but it also works on other Linux machines with NVIDIA GPUs, including x86_64 and ARM platforms such as Jetson.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Shows aggregate and per-core CPU utilization together with CPU temperature and frequency information.
- Reports system memory, buffer and cache usage, swap usage, and GPU memory details, with handling for unified memory and HugePages on supported systems.
- Lists GPU processes with PID, user, workload type, per-process CPU usage, GPU memory allocation, and command details.
- Includes a rolling history chart for CPU and GPU activity using Unicode block elements.
- Supports adjustable refresh intervals, runtime controls for sorting and CPU column layout, and headless collection for unattended monitoring.
- Includes a built-in demo-load utility for generating synthetic CPU and GPU load to validate monitoring pipelines end to end.
Website: github.com/wentbackward/nv-monitor
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Developer: Paul Gresham
License: MIT License
nv-monitor is written in C. Learn C 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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