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Nvidia System Monitor vs Mission Center: catalog facts
Nvidia System Monitor	Mission Center
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Linux	Linux
Graphical view of Nvidia GPU usage on Linux Lightweight Qt application	Familiar Task Manager layout with per-core and per-process detail GPU usage for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA cards
Only works with Nvidia cards and requires nvidia-smi Linux only	Linux only Fewer sensors and less depth than a command line monitor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
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 September 21, 2026

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