NVIDIA Nsight Integration - Installation Tips

NVIDIA Nsight Integration

NVIDIA Nsight Integration is a Visual Studio extension that allows you to access the power of the following NVIDIA Nsight standalone tools from within Visual Studio.

Visual Studio Marketplace extensions offer built-in management and update notifications.

Two Options for Installation:

There are two ways to install a Visual Studio extension.

1. Using the Visual Studio Extension Manager (Recommended).
   This is the recommended approach for streamlined installation and updates for individual Visual Studio versions.
• Search, download, and install - all from withing Visual Studio.
2. From the Visual Studio Marketplace.
   This approach is advantageous when installing to multiple versions of Visual Studio at once.
• Search, download, and manually install the appropriate installer:
• NVIDIA Nsight Integration (32-bit) for Visual Studio 2019 and earlier .
• NVIDIA Nsight Integration (64-bit) for Visual Studio 2022 and later .

Option 1: Install from the Visual Studio Extension Manager

1. From Visual Studio's main menu, select
   • Tools | Extensions and Updates... (VS 2017 and earlier)
   • Extensions | Manage Extension... (VS 2019 and later)
2. Expand Online, and select the Visual Studio Marketplace sub-node
• Search for Nsight Integration
• Filter by selecting the Tools, Coding, Performance, or Programming Languages sub-nodes
3. NVIDIA Nsight Integration should be available for update or download and install
   • Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (32-bit) for Visual Studio 2019 and earlier .
   • Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (64-bit) for Visual Studio 2022 and later .

   

   Using Extension Manager to install NVIDIA Nsight Integration

Option 2: Download NVIDIA Nsight Integration from the Visual Studio Marketplace

1. Download and Install from the Visual Studio Marketplace
• Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (32-bit) for Visual Studio 2019 and earlier .
• Choose NVIDIA Nsight Integration (64-bit) for Visual Studio 2022 and later .
2. Close all Visual Studio instances
3. Double-click the downloaded extension (vsix file) to initiate the installation
4. Specify each version of Visual Studio to which the extension should be installed

More Info

For a more detailed explaination, please visit the NVIDIA Nsight Integration detailed user guide