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DoFoT9
Jul 5, 2007, 06:23 AM
is there such thing?? i was just wondering and i couldnt find nething on the net.. you guys are the next best thing..........


ok ok. you ARE the best thing :D

DoFoT9


dv24
Jul 5, 2007, 06:28 AM
Go into applications, then utilities - Activity Monitor gives you all the info you want. Alternatively if you want a widget - iStat/iStat Pro are pretty good

[sorry read CPU instead of GPU]
darkcurse
Jul 5, 2007, 06:28 AM
Don't think so since most of the time, if the GPU is hard at work it means you're running a game or watching some high bitrate h.264 HD content or something which also means that its fullscreen. So, not much point I guess
DoFoT9
Jul 5, 2007, 06:31 AM
hhmmm true... ahwell just wanted to know. seeing what tasks the GPU did like what the CPU, how much ram its using does would be interesting.
mettar
Feb 18, 2009, 01:29 PM
Nowadays GPU is used for much more than just playing games.

For a Mac GPU monitor see http://www.atpurpose.com/atMonitor/
DoFoT9
Feb 18, 2009, 02:36 PM
Nowadays GPU is used for much more than just playing games.

For a Mac GPU monitor see http://www.atpurpose.com/atMonitor/

well seeing as though that download link doesnt work im assuming its a fake website..
mettar
Feb 18, 2009, 03:18 PM
The link is fixed now.
DoFoT9
Feb 18, 2009, 08:49 PM
The link is fixed now.

EXCELLENT!! thankyou times a billion! how does it even monitor GPU usage? and how does FPS work.. is it an average or something?
Catfish_Man
Feb 18, 2009, 08:59 PM
OpenGL Driver Monitor (in the Developer tools) can give a pretty detailed picture of GPU usage.
DoFoT9
Feb 18, 2009, 09:00 PM
OpenGL Driver Monitor (in the Developer tools) can give a pretty detailed picture of GPU usage.

oh great tip thanks, so im guessing the program would use the OpenGL Driver Monitor, but just give a GUI output??
Catfish_Man
Feb 18, 2009, 09:07 PM
OpenGL Driver Monitor has a GUI... it's just complicated as heck.
DoFoT9
Feb 18, 2009, 09:23 PM
OpenGL Driver Monitor has a GUI... it's just complicated as heck.

oh ahaaha thanks, ill give that a go too
mettar
Feb 19, 2009, 02:03 AM
oh great tip thanks, so im guessing the program would use the OpenGL Driver Monitor, but just give a GUI output??

atMonitor uses the same APIs as "OpenGL Driver Monitor" and it's a stand alone application. It is not a GUI on top of "OpenGL Driver Monitor"

You can quickly launch "OpenGL Driver Monitor" from atMonitor's "Utilities->Launch" menu in case you need more detailed GPU info.
mettar
Feb 19, 2009, 02:04 AM
EXCELLENT!! thankyou times a billion! how does it even monitor GPU usage? and how does FPS work.. is it an average or something?

The FPS is the instantaneous FPS, and not an average, sampled at 1 second intervals.
DoFoT9
Feb 19, 2009, 06:09 AM
atMonitor uses the same APIs as "OpenGL Driver Monitor" and it's a stand alone application. It is not a GUI on top of "OpenGL Driver Monitor"

You can quickly launch "OpenGL Driver Monitor" from atMonitor's "Utilities->Launch" menu in case you need more detailed GPU info.

aahh ok i see i see. thanks for that.

i dont have "OpenGL Driver Monitor" installed so i cant launch it.

The FPS is the instantaneous FPS, and not an average, sampled at 1 second intervals.

righto that makes more sense, works pretty much like FRAPs the im guessing. thanks :)

EDIT: oh and btw my GPU usage isnt working anymore :(
mettar
Feb 19, 2009, 09:43 AM
[EDIT: oh and btw my GPU usage isnt working anymore :(

Would you mind sending an email to bugs@atpurpose.com explaining what happened? You can use the atMonitor's "Beta->Submit a bug report" menu as a shortcut. And if you could attach your System's profile, or at least the part of it that shows your GPU info, then that would be great.
DoFoT9
Feb 19, 2009, 02:22 PM
Would you mind sending an email to bugs@atpurpose.com explaining what happened? You can use the atMonitor's "Beta->Submit a bug report" menu as a shortcut. And if you could attach your System's profile, or at least the part of it that shows your GPU info, then that would be great.

great thanks, just sent an email!
trancepriest
Mar 30, 2009, 08:21 PM
Is this app working for any Mac Pro Nehalem users? The GPU section is not working on a MP Nehalem with ATI 4870.
DoFoT9
Mar 30, 2009, 08:22 PM
Is this app working for any Mac Pro Nehalem users? The GPU section is not working on a MP Nehalem with ATI 4870.

i know this doesnt apply for Nehalem users at all (sorry, i cant be of any help), but the GPU monitor is ONLY working for me when I am running off battery power. it refuses to work on the mains..

im not sure why :(
DoFoT9
Mar 31, 2009, 05:21 PM
well the beta has expired and now wont open. spewing!!