diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/clonetree.go b/pkg/snapshot/clonetree.go
index ba9f8f10..d2f75116 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/clonetree.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/clonetree.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func ExpectedCloneContent() []string {
 	fileSpecs := ExpectedCloneStaticContent()
 	fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, ExpectedCloneNetContent()...)
 	fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, ExpectedClonePCIContent()...)
+	fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, ExpectedCloneGPUContent()...)
 	return fileSpecs
 }
 
@@ -202,3 +203,61 @@ func copyLink(path, targetPath string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+type filterFunc func(string) bool
+
+// cloneContentByClass copies all the content related to a given device class
+// (devClass), possibly filtering out devices whose name does NOT pass a
+// filter (filterName). Each entry in `/sys/class/$CLASS` is actually a
+// symbolic link. We can filter out entries depending on the link target.
+// Each filter is a simple function which takes the entry name or the link
+// target and must return true if the entry should be collected, false
+// otherwise. Last, explicitely collect a list of attributes for each entry,
+// given as list of glob patterns as `subEntries`.
+// Return the final list of glob patterns to be collected.
+func cloneContentByClass(devClass string, subEntries []string, filterName filterFunc, filterLink filterFunc) []string {
+	var fileSpecs []string
+
+	// warning: don't use the context package here, this means not even the linuxpath package.
+	// TODO(fromani) remove the path duplication
+	sysClass := filepath.Join("sys", "class", devClass)
+	entries, err := ioutil.ReadDir(sysClass)
+	if err != nil {
+		// we should not import context, hence we can't Warn()
+		return fileSpecs
+	}
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		devName := entry.Name()
+
+		if !filterName(devName) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		devPath := filepath.Join(sysClass, devName)
+		dest, err := os.Readlink(devPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !filterLink(dest) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// so, first copy the symlink itself
+		fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, devPath)
+		// now we have to clone the content of the actual entry
+		// related (and found into a subdir of) the backing hardware
+		// device
+		devData := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(sysClass, dest))
+		for _, subEntry := range subEntries {
+			fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, filepath.Join(devData, subEntry))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fileSpecs
+}
+
+// filterNone allows all content, filtering out none of it
+func filterNone(_ string) bool {
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_gpu.go b/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_gpu.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a26d6b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_gpu.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+// Use and distribution licensed under the Apache license version 2.
+//
+// See the COPYING file in the root project directory for full text.
+//
+
+package snapshot
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// ExpectedCloneGPUContent returns a slice of strings pertaining to the GPU devices ghw
+// cares about. We cannot use a static list because we want to grab only the first cardX data
+// (see comment in pkg/gpu/gpu_linux.go)
+// Additionally, we want to make sure to clone the backing device data.
+func ExpectedCloneGPUContent() []string {
+	cardEntries := []string{
+		"device",
+	}
+
+	filterName := func(cardName string) bool {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(cardName, "card") {
+			return false
+		}
+		if strings.ContainsRune(cardName, '-') {
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return cloneContentByClass("drm", cardEntries, filterName, filterNone)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_net.go b/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_net.go
index 0a67e41d..6c89a6cc 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_net.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/clonetree_net.go
@@ -7,58 +7,25 @@
 package snapshot
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const (
-	// warning: don't use the context package here, this means not even the linuxpath package.
-	// TODO(fromani) remove the path duplication
-	sysClassNet = "/sys/class/net"
-)
-
 // ExpectedCloneNetContent returns a slice of strings pertaning to the network interfaces ghw
 // cares about. We cannot use a static list because we want to filter away the virtual devices,
 // which  ghw doesn't concern itself about. So we need to do some runtime discovery.
 // Additionally, we want to make sure to clone the backing device data.
 func ExpectedCloneNetContent() []string {
-	var fileSpecs []string
 	ifaceEntries := []string{
 		"addr_assign_type",
 		// intentionally avoid to clone "address" to avoid to leak any host-idenfifiable data.
 	}
-	entries, err := ioutil.ReadDir(sysClassNet)
-	if err != nil {
-		// we should not import context, hence we can't Warn()
-		return fileSpecs
-	}
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		netName := entry.Name()
-		netPath := filepath.Join(sysClassNet, netName)
-		dest, err := os.Readlink(netPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		if strings.Contains(dest, "devices/virtual/net") {
-			// there is no point in cloning data for virtual devices,
-			// because ghw concerns itself with HardWare.
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// so, first copy the symlink itself
-		fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, netPath)
 
-		// now we have to clone the content of the actual network interface
-		// data related (and found into a subdir of) the backing hardware
-		// device
-		netIface := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(sysClassNet, dest))
-		for _, ifaceEntry := range ifaceEntries {
-			fileSpecs = append(fileSpecs, filepath.Join(netIface, ifaceEntry))
+	filterLink := func(linkDest string) bool {
+		if strings.Contains(linkDest, "devices/virtual/net") {
+			return false
 		}
-
+		return true
 	}
 
-	return fileSpecs
+	return cloneContentByClass("net", ifaceEntries, filterNone, filterLink)
 }