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 Linux alternative is CPU-X (by X0rg), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to GPU-Z and eight of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to GPU-Z are hwinfo, Hardinfo, cpufetch and Examine for COSMIC.

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A lightweight utility providing detailed information on video cards and graphics processors. Displays clocks, tests PCI-Express, and supports GPUs.

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GPU-Z alternatives page was last updated Mar 7, 2025
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  1. CPU-X (by X0rg) icon

    CPU-X (by X0rg)

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    CPU-X is a free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more.

    29 CPU-X (by X0rg) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    CPU-X (by X0rg) screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Benchmark analytics
    3.  CPU temperature
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Process scanning
    7.  Ram Caching
    8.  CPU Monitoring
    9.  Memory analysis

    CPU-X (by X0rg) VS GPU-Z

     

    • 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
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    hwinfo

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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.

    117 hwinfo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    hwinfo screenshot 1

    hwinfo Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    hwinfo VS GPU-Z

     
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    Hardinfo

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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.

    62 Hardinfo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.5.1, released in April 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Hardware Monitoring

    Hardinfo VS GPU-Z

     
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    cpufetch

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    cpufetch is a command-line tool written in C that displays the CPU information in a clean and beautiful way.

    28 cpufetch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Android
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
    cpufetch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  CPU temperature
    7.  CPU Monitoring
    8.  Tui

    cpufetch VS GPU-Z

     

    • cpufetch is the most popular Mac alternative to GPU-Z.

    • cpufetch is Free and Open SourceGPU-Z is Free and Proprietary
    • cpufetch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGPU-Z is not according to our users
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    Examine for COSMIC

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Examine for COSMIC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6. COSMIC icon  COSMIC integration

    Examine for COSMIC VS GPU-Z

     
  7. The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer icon

    The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Hardware Accelerated
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  OPENGL

    The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer VS GPU-Z

     
    Comments about The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer as an Alternative to GPU-Z
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    Negative Oct 13, 2024
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    Most are CPU related, not GPU related.

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    • The OpenGL Hardware Capability Viewer is Free and Open SourceGPU-Z is Free and Proprietary
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    Sysinfo

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Sysinfo screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The Sysinfo website is down and Sourceforge reports the last update as being from 2013

    Sysinfo Features

    1.  Ad-free

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    CPU Frequency Selector

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    cinnamon-cpufreq-applet - Port of Gnome 3 CPUFreq applet to Cinnamon - with some fixes.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    CPU Frequency Selector screenshot 1

    CPU Frequency Selector Features

    1.  Pitch Shifting
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    CPU Frequency Selector VS GPU-Z

     
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