NVIDIA Nsight Systems

System-wide profiling tool that traces GPU and CPU execution to analyze application performance.

License: proprietary
Open source: No

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Identity · Taxonomy

Documentation(HTTPS URL): https://docs.nvidia.com/nsight-systems/Verified
Tags(open-source;cloud-native): profiling, performance analysis, GPU, CUDA, timeline tracing, HPCVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): desktopVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): proprietaryVerification pending

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): system-wide performance analysis on a unified timeline, low-overhead CPU and GPU workload tracing, GPU metrics sampling including SM utilization, Tensor Core activity, PCIe and NVLink throughput, multi-node profiling across data center and cluster nodes, automatic detection of slow and stuttering frames, Python backtrace sampling with JupyterLab integrationVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Developers profiling CPU and GPU workloads on NVIDIA platforms to find optimization opportunities in AI, HPC, visualization and gamingVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): individual, mid-market, enterpriseVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): AI and deep learning application optimization, high-performance computing (HPC) profiling, pro-visualization and gaming performance tuning, automotive (NVIDIA DRIVE) and edge AI and robotics (Jetson) developmentVerification pending
Skill level(beginner;intermediate;advanced;specialist): advancedVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 2026.5.1Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerified

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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