GPU Monitoring

Updated on 13 May 2025
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You can use ControlUp to monitor the performance of your GPUs in real-time, whether on data is on the machine, session, or process level.

In addition to metrics for NVIDIA GPUs, ControlUp collects data for all GPU models by using Windows built-in GPU metrics. This means that you can display GPU metrics in the Real-Time DX Console and the VDI Web App just as you would by running the Task Manager on the machine with the GPU installed.

System Prerequisites

The Real-Time DX Console supports a broad range of graphic card manufacturers. The monitored machine running the GPU must meet one of the following requirements:

Non-NVIDIA GPU models require the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM).
Physical Windows machine or virtual Windows machine with passthrough devices.
Any other Windows/VM configuration where data is visible from the Task Manager.

Monitor GPU Data

To enable GPU monitoring:

Deploy the ControlUp Agent on each machine that runs the GPU.
On each of the same machines, set the following registry values:

Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Agent\GPU\
Value Name: IsGPUDisabled
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0

Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Agent\GPU\
Value Name: EnableNvidiaGPUCollection
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0

Tip for adding registry values on multiple machines

Use the Controllers pane to set the registry keys on multiple machines simultaneously.

Collecting Data from NVIDIA API (Optional)

Windows is the default data source for collecting GPU metrics. To switch back to collecting data from the NVIDIA API, set the following registry values on the machine with the NVIDIA GPU installed:

Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Agent\GPU\
Value Name: EnableNvidiaGPUCollection
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 1

GPU Metrics

ControlUp provides the following GPU-related metrics to help you monitor your machines' GPUs:

Metric Name	Description	Tab
Average GPU Frame Buffer Usage	Average frame buffer usage for all GPUs	Folders
Average GPU Usage	Average usage of all GPUs	Folders
GPU Architecture	GPU architecture	Machine
GPU Available Memory	GPU available memory in megabytes (MB)	Machine
GPU CPU Utilization	GPU CPU Utilization	Session
GPU Decoder Utilization	GPU decoder Utilization	Session/Process
GPU Driver version	Current version of the installed GPU driver	Session
GPU Encoder Utilization	GPU encoder Utilization	Session/Process
GPU Frame Buffer Memory Utilization	GPU Frame Buffer Memory Utilization	Session/Process
GPU Frame Buffer Size	Size of memory assigned to the GPU	Machine
GPU Frame Buffer Usage	Used size of the physical graphics card frame buffer memory in percent	Machine
GPU License Port	Primary license server port	Machine
GPU License Server	Primary license server name	Machine
GPU Memory Usage	GPU memory usage in %	Machine
GPU Model	GPU name or GRID GPU profile type	Machine
GPU Number of Cores	Number of CUDA cores	Machine
GPU Usage	GPU usage in %	Machine
GPU Utilization	GPU Utilization	Session/Process
GPU Video Decoder Usage	GPU video decoder usage in %	Machine
GPU Video Encoder Usage	GPU video encoder usage in %	Machine
Machines with GPU	Number of machines with GPUs	Folders

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Table of contents

System Prerequisites
Monitor GPU Data
Collecting Data from NVIDIA API (Optional)
GPU Metrics