VS Code Extensions
GPU Status

GPU Status

by kylewang

A VS Code and Cursor extension that displays GPU VRAM usage in the status bar with support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs and multiple GPU selection.

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Version

0.1.1

Last updated

Apr 10, 2026

Shows GPU VRAM usage in the VS Code / Cursor status bar.

Example: NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada GPU: 10 MiB / 4094 MiB

Click the status bar item to switch between GPUs when multiple are detected.

Requirements

One of:

  • NVIDIA GPU — nvidia-smi must be on PATH (installed with NVIDIA drivers)
  • AMD GPU on Linux — rocm-smi must be on PATH (installed with ROCm)

macOS Apple Silicon unified memory is not supported.

Configuration

Setting Default Description
gpuStatus.pollInterval 2000 Refresh interval in milliseconds (min 500)

Commands

  • GPU Status: Select GPU to Display — choose which GPU appears in the status bar (when multiple GPUs are present)