Open Source GPU-Z Alternatives for Linux

GPU-Z is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is CPU-X (by X0rg). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to GPU-Z and eight of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to GPU-Z are hwinfo, Hardinfo, cpufetch and Examine for COSMIC.

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GPU-Z alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities, but if you're looking for Benchmark Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Android and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GPU-Z.
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  1. CPU-X (by X0rg) icon
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    CPU-X is a free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more.

    34 CPU-X (by X0rg) alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks CPU-X (by X0rg) is a great GPU-Z alternative.

    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is the most popular Linux alternative to GPU-Z.

    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is Free and Open SourceGPU-Z is Free and Proprietary
    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is LightweightGPU-Z is not according to our users
  2. hwinfo icon
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    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    127 hwinfo alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  3. Hardinfo icon
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    Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.

    68 Hardinfo alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
  4. cpufetch icon
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    cpufetch is a command-line tool written in C that displays the CPU information in a clean and beautiful way.

    29 cpufetch alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Android
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
     
    • cpufetch is the most popular Mac alternative to GPU-Z.

    • cpufetch is Free and Open SourceGPU-Z is Free and Proprietary
    • cpufetch is Privacy focused and LightweightGPU-Z is not according to our users
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    Examine is an app which gives you easy access to system information without needing to use the terminal, built for the COSMIC desktop.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Client application for the OpenGL hardware capability database. This tool detects, displays and uploads OpenGL hardware reports to the OpenGL hardware database at http://opengl.gpuinfo.org.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer as an Alternative to GPU-Z
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    Most are CPU related, not GPU related.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer is Free and Open SourceGPU-Z is Free and Proprietary
  7. Sysinfo icon
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    sysinfo is a graphical tool that is able to display some hardware and software information about the computer it is run on.

    83 Sysinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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