NVIDIA GPU Monitor Desklet

A real-time GPU monitoring desklet for Cinnamon desktop that displays GPU compute usage, memory usage, and optionally temperature over time. Multi-GPU support is currently untested.

Features

• Real-time monitoring of GPU compute and memory usage
• Multi-GPU support - choose which GPU to monitor
• Temperature monitoring (optional)
• Historical graphs with configurable data retention
• Customizable appearance - colors, transparency, size
• Percentage labels on Y-axis for easy reading
• Smooth animations and hover effects
• Error handling with graceful degradation

Requirements

• NVIDIA GPU
• nvidia-smi command-line utility installed
• Cinnamon desktop environment

Configuration

Right-click the desklet and select "Configure" to access settings:

• Update Interval: How often to sample GPU data (0.1-10 seconds)
• Data Points: Historical data to keep (60-3600 points)
• GPU Selection: Choose which GPU to monitor
• Colors: Customize compute, memory, temperature, background colors
• Size: Adjust desklet dimensions
• Display Options: Show/hide legend and temperature

Usage

The desklet shows:

• Real-time GPU usage percentage in the title
• Historical graph with percentage grid lines
• Color-coded lines for compute (blue), memory (orange), temperature (red)
• GPU name and current values in the title bar

Troubleshooting

• "NVIDIA GPU: Not Available" - Ensure nvidia-smi is installed and working
• No data - Check GPU index setting matches your system
• High CPU usage - Increase update interval in settings

Version History

• v1.0.0 - Initial release

License

Open source - feel free to modify and share!