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NVIDIA-SMI interact-able to adjust GPU power limit on the fly
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set-gpu-wattage.sh
#!/bin/bash
printf "Set Temporary NVIDIA GPU Power Limit\n"
read -p "Enter wattage (RTX 5090 range: 400-600): " WATTS
if sudo nvidia-smi -pl "$WATTS"; then
printf "GPU power limit set to %s W.\n" "$WATTS"
else
printf "Error: NVIDIA rejected the requested power limit.\n"
exit 1
fi
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