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Resources vs Nvidia System Monitor: catalog facts
Resources	Nvidia System Monitor
Free Free to use, with donations accepted by the developers.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Linux	Linux
Covers GPU and battery as well as CPU and memory Process and app management in the same window	Graphical view of Nvidia GPU usage on Linux Lightweight Qt application
Linux only Looks best on GNOME rather than other desktops	Only works with Nvidia cards and requires nvidia-smi Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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