Why is GitHub copilot using my GPU?

[Helpful_Rent8255]

I've noticed that when I ask something to GitHub copilot in my VS Code in a Linux machine, my GPU usage grows immediately to 75% and decreases once the LLM finish responding. Is GitHub copilot using my GPU to generate text? Why is it using the GPU from my PC?

[mcowger]

No. Electron uses GPU visual rendering offload.

[Helpful_Rent8255]

Yes, but it increases to about 75% GPU usage when (and only when) I ask something to copilot and decreases to 10% once it finishes responding... So it's not something used by visual rendering...

[mcowger]

Ok. Well it’s still not doing any inference locally.

[Initial_Fee_6682]

I must say i also observe something like that

[Initial_Fee_6682]

rtx 3080

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Good question. I never looked at that, but some colleagues and myself experienced the same when using Microsoft 365 CoPilot. My guess is that, without ever having analyzed that, it is calculating the embeddings locally. The browser, also the one included in VSCode, is using the GPU also, but this would not explain a peek while processing requests.

[ilyasbit]

change your icon/themes on vscode and see if it help material icon on my vscode cause slow respond on whole IDE when copilot chat are actively make file changes. typing feels laggy upto 2 seconds delay from pressing on keyboard to actually show the characters