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14 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

nvidia-smi is a basic monitoring and management tool for NVIDIA graphics card. We explore other useful NVIDIA GPU monitoring tools.

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Benchmarking

elbencho – distributed storage benchmark

September 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

elbencho is a distributed storage benchmark measuring latency, throughput and IOPS across file systems, object stores, block devices and GPUs.

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NviWatch – interactive NVIDIA GPU monitoring in the terminal

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

NviWatch displays live NVIDIA GPU and process metrics in a terminal, with graph layouts, process controls and InfluxDB logging.

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all-smi – GPU and NPU monitoring for local and remote systems

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software, TUI

all-smi monitors GPUs and NPUs on Linux, macOS and Windows with live terminal views, remote cluster monitoring and metrics export.

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Monitor System

amdtop – TUI system monitor designed for AMD GPUs and XDNA NPU

August 24, 2026 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software, TUI

amdtop is a terminal-based system monitor for computers powered by AMD hardware.

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Minisforum N5 Pro

Minisforum N5 Pro Review – Five-Bay NAS with Ryzen AI 9 Power

August 13, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, NAS, Reviews

Minisforum N5 Pro review with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, NVMe storage and 10GbE networking.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Easy Diffusion

June 29, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Testing Easy Diffusion on the BOSGAME VTA-439 running Linux, comparing slow CPU image generation with Radeon 890M GPU acceleration.

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LACT – Linux GPU Control Application

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

LACT provides graphical GPU monitoring and control for AMD, NVIDIA and Intel hardware, including clocks, power, fans and profiles.

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nv-monitor – lightweight NVIDIA GPU and system monitor

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI, Utilities

nv-monitor tracks NVIDIA GPU, CPU and memory activity in a lightweight terminal interface, with CSV logging and Prometheus metrics.

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GPU Hot – real-time NVIDIA GPU monitoring dashboard

March 25, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities, Web Apps

GPU Hot shows NVIDIA GPU temperatures, memory, power and process activity through a self-hosted dashboard with cluster monitoring.

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Images

roseate – configurable GPU-accelerated image viewer

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

roseate is a GPU-accelerated image viewer written in Rust, with configurable image loading, interface customisation and common format support.

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gptop – cross-platform GPU monitoring in the terminal

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI

gptop monitors NVIDIA and Apple Silicon GPUs in the terminal, with live charts, detailed process inspection and JSON telemetry output.

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GPU-T – graphics card information utility

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

GPU-T identifies AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards on Linux, showing hardware specifications, live sensor readings and graphics API support.

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Noise

qmassa – display GPU usage stats

February 22, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

qmassa is a Rust terminal-based tool for displaying GPUs usage stats on Linux.

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ASROCK NUC BOX-255H Running Linux

Survey of Image Upscaling Tools on the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H

October 15, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Linux has lots of software with upscaling functionality, some of which offers a wider range of features than the GIMP AI plugin.

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Machine Learning

Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Jan – Chat with AI without privacy concerns

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Scientific

A simple real-world test of the performance of the Radeon 890M with Jan, an open source ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline.

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ASROCK NUC BOX-255H Running Linux

ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Stable Diffusion

August 18, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In the series I’m going to explore the GPU capabilities of the machine covering AI and gaming. Let’s start with deep learning.

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NVIDIA System Monitor – graphical GPU task manager

May 2, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

NVIDIA System Monitor is a Qt application that shows NVIDIA GPU utilisation, memory usage, power, clocks and individual processes.

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LACT – configure and monitor Linux graphics processors

April 18, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

LACT monitors and configures Linux GPUs, including power limits, fan curves, clock controls, profiles and historical charts.

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Coding

Taichi Lang – productive, portable, and performant GPU programming

March 20, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Taichi Lang is an imperative, parallel programming language for high-performance numerical computation.

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