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gpustat vs Nvidia System Monitor: catalog facts
gpustat	Nvidia System Monitor
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Compact, readable GPU status at a glance Shows per-process GPU usage	Graphical view of Nvidia GPU usage on Linux Lightweight Qt application
NVIDIA GPUs only Command line only	Only works with Nvidia cards and requires nvidia-smi Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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