diff --git a/examples/llmcompressor/workbench_example.ipynb b/examples/llmcompressor/workbench_example.ipynb
index 0adbdd22..98f85d16 100644
--- a/examples/llmcompressor/workbench_example.ipynb
+++ b/examples/llmcompressor/workbench_example.ipynb
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "import torch\n",
-    "use_gpu = torch.cuda.is_available()"
+    "use_gpu = torch.cuda.is_available()\n",
+    "print(f\"GPU acceleration available: {use_gpu}\")\n",
+    "if not use_gpu:\n",
+    "    print(\"Running in CPU-only mode - operations will be slower and use abbreviated datasets\")"
    ]
   },
   {