We often try to assume what apps are consuming all of our graphics power. Well with a new utility from Microsoft, those days are over. We finally have insight into how GPU resources are being allocated directly to us.
New utility tracks active processes to identify GPU resource hogs
So now we can actually identify which processes are causing lag and high fan speeds! No more random system summary that are vague. Now you can see what's actually using your graphics card.
It's a Microsoft engineer that is the mastermind behind this. They created this utility to address specific visibility issue. The name of the software is GPU Usage Monitor.
It actually shows which processes are actively using the GPU. What's cool is that it is looking for active processes. So we can get the dynamic load and not static usage stats.
The utility is a simple diagnostic utility for Windows users that want accurate data. It tracks active processes and gives us a nice list to easily view for a quick check. It's a very clean design so that we can quickly get an idea of what applications are being resource hogs. We won't have to comb through complex system logs.
This new utility is all about providing more insight into GPU resource allocations in your system. Now you can see the difference between background and foreground applications that are really taking up a lot of graphics processing. We can get a lot of granular data to better help us control our performance and thermal output for heavy use.
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