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/usr/bin/nvtop

GPU & Accelerator process monitoring for AMD, Apple, Huawei, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm

From nvtop 3.4.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-09 by running nvtop --help (exit 0). permalink

nvtop version 3.4.0
Available options:
  -d --delay                : Select the refresh rate (1 == 0.1s)
  -v --version              : Print the version and exit
  -c --config-file          : Provide a custom config file location to load/save preferences
  -p --no-plot              : Disable bar plot
  -P --no-processes         : Disable process list
  -u --dynamic-memory-units : Scale process memory units automatically
  -r --reverse-abs          : Reverse abscissa: plot the recent data left and older on the right
  -C --no-color             : No colors
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  -f --freedom-unit         : Use fahrenheit
  -i --gpu-info             : Show dynamic GPU info bar (clock domains, NVLink errors)
  -X --all-info             : Also show static GPU specs and the secondary clock domains
  -E --encode-hide          : Set encode/decode auto hide time in seconds (default 30s, negative = always on screen)
  -h --help                 : Print help and exit
  -s --snapshot             : Output the current gpu stats without ncurses(useful for scripting)
  -l --loop                 : Output the current gpu stats without ncurses in a loop
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-d, --delay --delayDelay between updates, in tenths of seconds (delay 0.1s).help + man
-v, --version --version: Print the version and exithelp + man
-c, --config-file --config-fileProvide a custom config file location to load and save the preferences.help + man
-p, --no-plot --no-plotShow only one bar plot corresponding to the maximum of all GPUs.help + man
-P, --no-processes --no-processesDo not display the process list.help + man
-r, --reverse-abs --reverse-absReverse abscissa: switch the plot data order from "old --- recent" (default) to "recent --- old".help + man
-C, --no-color, --no-colour --no-colorMonochrome mode.help + man
-f, --freedom-unit --freedom-unitUse fahrenheit as temperature scale.help + man
-i, --gpu-info --gpu-infoShow a bar with the dynamic GPU parameters a driver reports besides the graphics and memory clocks.help + man
-X, --all-info --all-infoAlso show the static GPU specs (shader cores, L2 cache, execution engines) and the secondary clock domains, the ones that sit at a fixed frequency most of the time.help + man
-E, --encode-hide --encode-hide: Set encode/decode auto hide time in seconds (default 30s, negative = always on screen)help + man
-h, --help --helpPrint the help and exit.help + man
-s, --snapshot --snapshotOutput the current GPU stats without ncurses, then exit (useful for scripting).help + man
-l, --loop --loopKeep outputting the current GPU stats without ncurses in a loop.help + man
-u, --dynamic-memory-unitsAutomatically scale the process memory units, choosing a suitable binary unit from bytes up to PiB instead of always displaying MiB. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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