Horizon Chart
GPU Temperature Horizon
Hardware monitoring horizon chart showing GPU temperature under load with fire orange gradient.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
COLORS = {
'bands': ['#4d1a00', '#993300', '#F54927', '#FB923C'],
'background': '#0a0a0f',
'text': '#ffffff',
}
np.random.seed(1818)
seconds = np.arange(0, 1800) # 30 minutes of gaming
load_pattern = 60 + 25 * (1 - np.exp(-seconds/300))
game_load = 5 * np.sin(seconds * np.pi / 60)
spikes = np.random.choice([0, 1], size=len(seconds), p=[0.98, 0.02]) * np.random.uniform(5, 10, len(seconds))
temp = load_pattern + game_load + spikes + np.random.normal(0, 2, len(seconds))
temp = np.clip(temp, 40, 95)
temp_norm = (temp - 40) / 55
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 3), facecolor=COLORS['background'])
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
band = 0.25
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(temp_norm, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][0])
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(temp_norm - band, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][1])
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(temp_norm - 2*band, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][2])
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(temp_norm - 3*band, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][3])
ax.set_xlim(0, 1799)
ax.set_ylim(0, 0.3)
ax.set_title('GPU Temperature (°C)', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=12, fontweight='bold', pad=10)
ax.set_xlabel('Time (minutes)', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Temp (°C)', color='white', fontsize=10)
ax.set_xticks([0, 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1500, 1800])
ax.set_xticklabels(['0', '5', '10', '15', '20', '25', '30'])
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_visible(False)
ax.tick_params(colors=COLORS['text'], labelsize=9)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Time Series
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