nvidia-smi GPU Utilization Is Misleading; Measure Power Draw Instead
hsu_byron · x · 2026-07-05
Meta engineer Heinrich Kuttier points out that the GPU utilization shown by nvidia-smi is misleading and volatile, failing to reflect actual compute usage. He recommends using power draw over a given period to measure the real GPU load.
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