In Node.js, we can easily use os module (documentation) in order to obtain CPU information:

    os.cpus()[0].model; // → Example: 'Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz'

I'm looking for a similar way to obtain GPU model and if possible, specifications.

Thanks from ahead for any help!

In Node.js, we can easily use os module (documentation) in order to obtain CPU information:

    os.cpus()[0].model; // → Example: 'Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz'

I'm looking for a similar way to obtain GPU model and if possible, specifications.

Thanks from ahead for any help!

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You can write a module switching the os.platform(), then execute a mand for each os to grab the GPU info, as follows:

// Mac OS:
system_profiler | grep GeForce

// Windows:
wmic path win32_VideoController get name

// Linux:
sudo lshw -C display

It is currently not possible to get GPU information from Node's os object. A possible solution would be executing the mand system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType.

In context this would look as following:

const { exec } = require("child_process");

exec("system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType", (error, stdout, stderr) => {
    if (error) {
        console.log(`error: ${error.message}`);
            return;
        }
        if (stderr) {
            console.log(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
            return;
        }
        // Normalise the result here to get the GPU name
        console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
    });
});

Note: This is specifically for Mac or darwin platform