Why Average GPU Utilization Fails to Accurately Reflect GPU Saturation
English summary
This tutorial explains that the commonly used metric of average GPU utilization can be misleading, as it often fails to show how full the GPUs really are. It highlights that relying on average utilization can hide system-level bottlenecks in modern AI workloads.
Chinese summary
该教程指出，常用的平均GPU利用率指标具有误导性，无法真实反映GPU的实际饱和程度。文章强调，在AI工作负载中仅依赖平均利用率可能掩盖系统级瓶颈。
Key points
Average GPU utilization can be deceptive because it may not accurately indicate how fully GPUs are utilized.
平均GPU利用率具有欺骗性，可能无法准确反映GPU的实际使用程度。
The tutorial warns against using average utilization as the sole measure for AI system performance optimization.
教程警示不应将平均利用率作为AI系统性能优化的唯一指标。