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AMD uProf vs NVIDIA Nsight Compute: catalog facts
AMD uProf	NVIDIA Nsight Compute
Free Free download from AMD's developer site.	Free Free to download, also included with the CUDA Toolkit.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Hardware-level metrics specific to AMD Zen processors Power and thermal profiling alongside CPU hotspots	Detailed per-kernel metrics with source correlation Guided analysis that suggests fixes
Most useful on AMD hardware Aimed at developers tuning code rather than general users	Only profiles NVIDIA GPUs running CUDA or OptiX Focused on single kernels, not whole-application timelines
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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