GPU Taskman shows which process is eating your VRAM
GPU Taskman is an open-source tool that works like htop for your graphics card: it shows VRAM use per process and details on running LLMs.
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giftdetect· the right gift in minutesYour game stutters, your local AI model refuses to load, and the graphics memory is full. But full of what? GPU Taskman, an open-source tool, is built to answer exactly that.
The program has been described as htop for the graphics card. htop is the well-known terminal tool that lists running processes and what they consume. GPU Taskman applies the same idea to the GPU: it shows how much video memory (VRAM) each process occupies.
What is GPU Taskman?
It is a task manager for graphics cards, released as open source. Its main job is to break down VRAM usage by process, so you can see which program is holding on to memory instead of guessing.
There is a second use that fits the current moment. The tool also provides details about large language models (LLMs) that are running on the machine. Anyone who runs a chatbot locally knows how quickly such models fill up graphics memory, and knowing what is loaded and how much space it takes is the first step to fixing a crash or a slowdown.
Why it matters for local AI users
The regular Windows Task Manager and most monitoring tools show overall GPU load. A per-process view of VRAM is more useful when several programs, a browser, a game and a local model, compete for the same limited memory.
Beyond the points above, there are no further details here on supported platforms, graphics vendors or installation.
Apps worth a look
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