NviWatch is a terminal user interface for monitoring NVIDIA GPUs and managing the processes using them.
It uses the NVIDIA Management Library to display temperatures, utilization, memory consumption and power draw in real time. Several layouts are available, including bar charts and separate graph tabs for multi-GPU systems. Optional CPU and system-process monitoring provides a broader view of the machine’s workload.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Displays real-time GPU temperature, utilization, memory and power metrics.
- Lists processes using each NVIDIA GPU.
- Terminates a selected GPU process directly from the interface.
- Supports systems with multiple NVIDIA GPUs.
- Provides default, bar-chart and tabbed graph layouts.
- Switches between view modes using keyboard shortcuts.
- Offers a configurable metric refresh interval.
- Optionally monitors CPU, RAM and system-wide processes.
- Sorts the system process list by CPU usage or GPU memory.
- Streams metrics to InfluxDB for long-term storage and visualization.
- Includes an interactive help overlay.
Website: github.com/msminhas93/nviwatch
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Developer: Manpreet Singh Minhas
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
NviWatch is written in Rust. Learn Rust 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 |
| nv-monitor | Lightweight terminal-based monitoring application |
| 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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