used_mem_on_dev#

ivy.used_mem_on_dev(device, /, *, process_specific=False)[source]#

Get the used memory (in GB) for a given device string. In case of CPU, the used RAM is returned.

Parameters:

device (Union[Device, NativeDevice]) – The device string to convert to native device handle.
process_specific (bool, default: False) – Whether to check the memory used by this python process alone. Default is False.

Return type:

float

Returns:

ret – The used memory on the device in GB.

Examples

>>> x = ivy.used_mem_on_dev("cpu", process_specific = False)
>>> print(x)
6.219563008

>>> x = ivy.used_mem_on_dev("cpu", process_specific = True)
>>> print(x)
0.902400346

>>> y = ivy.used_mem_on_dev("gpu:0", process_specific = False)
>>> print(y)
0.525205504