I am trying to use nvidia-smi -q -d POWER to achieve power information for Quadro FX 5600. However , here is the output:
==============NVSMI LOG==============
Timestamp : Fri Sep 30 16:59:31 2011
Driver Version : 270.41.19
Attached GPUs : 2
GPU 0:6:0
Power Readings
Power State : N/A
Power Management : N/A
Power Draw : N/A
Power Limit : N/A
GPU 0:7:0
Power Readings
Power State : N/A
Power Management : N/A
Power Draw : N/A
Power Limit : N/A
But it works for other parameters such as memory, temperature , etc. Then I use out of band method to record power consumption for the whole quadro box ( using external meter or PDU). I am also wondering whether the power value I got includes both GPU chip power and PCI power , or it is just GPU chip power since it is an external box and it seems external power supply is the only supplier for GPUs.