GPUVis

Name: GPUVis
Author: Michael Sartain

A Linux GPU profiler for visualizing trace-cmd captures and investigating graphics performance issues.

By Michael Sartain

Free Open sourceLinux

Official websitegithub.com

Download pageflathub.org

Alternatives

PerfettoAn open-source system profiling, app tracing and trace analysis stack with a browser-based trace viewer.
NVIDIA Nsight SystemsA system-wide performance profiler that shows CPU and GPU activity on a single timeline.
GPU-ViewerA Linux graphical front end to glxinfo, vulkaninfo, clinfo and es2_info for inspecting GPU capabilities.

About GPUVis

GPUVis visualizes GPU traces captured with trace-cmd to help investigate Linux GPU and application performance. Its views include frame markers, event filters, plots, and trace information.

It is a desktop tool for developers diagnosing graphics behavior from captured traces.

Strengths

Visualizes trace-cmd captures
Includes event filters, plots, and frame markers

Limitations

Linux only
Requires trace-cmd captures to inspect

Details

Pricing: FreeFree and open source under the MIT license.
License: MIT
Developer: Michael Sartain
Platforms: Linux
How it runs: Downloadable app
Best suited for: Linux graphics developers analyzing GPU and application traces
Categories: System monitoring, Developer tools
Last verified: October 8, 2026
Added: October 8, 2026
Provenance: Selected from the Flathub
Sources: github.com/mikesart/gpuvis/wiki

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