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Accuracy of CodeCarbon Energy Measurements in WSL2 with GPU (RTX 4070)

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Description

OS: Linux-5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.35
Python Version: 3.12.3
CUDA Version: 12.8
cuDNN Version: 9.7.1
TensorFlow Version: 2.15.0 (GPU)
Virtual Environment: Yes (created inside WSL2)

I am running CodeCarbon v2.8.3 inside WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04) on a Windows 11 machine with an RTX 4070 GPU.
Does CodeCarbon accurately track GPU, CPU and RAM power inside WSL2?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported setup: CodeCarbon 2.8.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 under WSL2 with the RTX 4070, TensorFlow 2.15.0, and the listed CUDA versions. Inspect the measurement behavior for GPU, CPU, and RAM, then document whether WSL2 affects accuracy and add or update coverage if a discrepancy is confirmed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, python, tensorflow
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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