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Nvidia System Monitor vs gpustat: catalog facts
Nvidia System Monitor	gpustat
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Graphical view of Nvidia GPU usage on Linux Lightweight Qt application	Compact, readable GPU status at a glance Shows per-process GPU usage
Only works with Nvidia cards and requires nvidia-smi Linux only	NVIDIA GPUs only Command line 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 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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