Is there any measure of GPU activity through the activity monitor? I see CPU and energy monitors. I suppose GPU use should be reflected in the energy values, but it would be buried among other energy consuming system components. I got here from article HT201464 which apparently doesn't map t a community.
Mac, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
Did you see the part about the GPU on that page…
Use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support
Graphics Card: The type of graphics card currently used. Higher–performance cards use more energy. Macs that support automatic graphics switching save power by using integrated graphics. They switch to a higher-performance graphics chip only when an app needs it. "Integrated" means the Mac is currently using integrated graphics. "High Perf." means the Mac is currently using high-performance graphics. To identify apps that are using high-performance graphics, look for apps that show "Yes" in the Requires High Perf GPU column.
This info is displayed at the bottom of the Energy tab. It's not much detail, but you may be able to see which apps need the high performance mode.
Did you see the part about the GPU on that page…
Use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support
Graphics Card: The type of graphics card currently used. Higher–performance cards use more energy. Macs that support automatic graphics switching save power by using integrated graphics. They switch to a higher-performance graphics chip only when an app needs it. "Integrated" means the Mac is currently using integrated graphics. "High Perf." means the Mac is currently using high-performance graphics. To identify apps that are using high-performance graphics, look for apps that show "Yes" in the Requires High Perf GPU column.
This info is displayed at the bottom of the Energy tab. It's not much detail, but you may be able to see which apps need the high performance mode.
Thanks, I did see that in the article (probably after I posted my question). Like you say, it isn't process level detail. Also, on the two Macs I use (2007 MBP and 2011 Mini) that GPU info isn't even available, probably hardware related. I run an app that is capable of computing on the GPU as well as the CPU that seems to hang the Mini, I was trying to verify that I had successfully told it to use CPU only.
It is showing the GPU mode, mode is a feature of GPU's that switch between built in & discreet GPU's.
The Mini probably has built in graphics (part of the cpu chipset).
I suspect there are other tools available however I do not use any so I can't recommend any. I wonder if Xcode has monitoring tools?
Is there any measure of GPU activity through the activity monitor?
