diff --git a/scripts/nvbench_compare.py b/scripts/nvbench_compare.py
index 4d4e4c4..bf07fe6 100755
--- a/scripts/nvbench_compare.py
+++ b/scripts/nvbench_compare.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def version_tuple(v):
 
 tabulate_version = version_tuple(tabulate.__version__)
 
-all_devices = []
+all_ref_devices = []
+all_cmp_devices = []
 config_count = 0
 unknown_count = 0
 failure_count = 0
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def find_matching_bench(needle, haystack):
     return None
 
 
-def find_device_by_id(device_id):
+def find_device_by_id(device_id, all_devices):
     for device in all_devices:
         if device["id"] == device_id:
             return device
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def compare_benches(ref_benches, cmp_benches, threshold, plot):
 
         print("# %s\n" % (cmp_bench["name"]))
 
-        device_ids = cmp_bench["devices"]
+        cmp_device_ids = cmp_bench["devices"]
         axes = cmp_bench["axes"]
         ref_states = ref_bench["states"]
         cmp_states = cmp_bench["states"]
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ def compare_benches(ref_benches, cmp_benches, threshold, plot):
         headers.append("Status")
         colalign.append("center")
 
-        for device_id in device_ids:
+        for cmp_device_id in cmp_device_ids:
             rows = []
             plot_data = {"cmp": {}, "ref": {}, "cmp_noise": {}, "ref_noise": {}}
 
@@ -284,8 +285,21 @@ def compare_benches(ref_benches, cmp_benches, threshold, plot):
             if len(rows) == 0:
                 continue
 
-            device = find_device_by_id(device_id)
-            print("## [%d] %s\n" % (device["id"], device["name"]))
+            cmp_device = find_device_by_id(cmp_device_id, all_cmp_devices)
+            ref_device = find_device_by_id(ref_state["device"], all_ref_devices)
+
+            if cmp_device == ref_device:
+                print("## [%d] %s\n" % (cmp_device["id"], cmp_device["name"]))
+            else:
+                print(
+                    "## [%d] %s vs. [%d] %s\n"
+                    % (
+                        ref_device["id"],
+                        ref_device["name"],
+                        cmp_device["id"],
+                        cmp_device["name"],
+                    )
+                )
             # colalign and github format require tabulate 0.8.3
             if tabulate_version >= (0, 8, 3):
                 print(
@@ -303,7 +317,7 @@ def compare_benches(ref_benches, cmp_benches, threshold, plot):
                 plt.yscale("log")
                 plt.xlabel(plot)
                 plt.ylabel("time [s]")
-                plt.title(device["name"])
+                plt.title(cmp_device["name"])
 
                 def plot_line(key, shape, label):
                     x = [float(x) for x in plot_data[key][axis].keys()]
@@ -328,6 +342,13 @@ def compare_benches(ref_benches, cmp_benches, threshold, plot):
 def main():
     help_text = "%(prog)s [reference.json compare.json | reference_dir/ compare_dir/]"
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="nvbench_compare", usage=help_text)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--ignore-devices",
+        dest="ignore_devices",
+        default=False,
+        help="Ignore differences in the device sections and compare anyway",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--threshold-diff",
         type=float,
@@ -369,17 +390,24 @@ def main():
         ref_root = reader.read_file(ref)
         cmp_root = reader.read_file(comp)
 
-        global all_devices
-        all_devices = cmp_root["devices"]
+        global all_ref_devices
+        global all_cmp_devices
+        all_ref_devices = ref_root["devices"]
+        all_cmp_devices = cmp_root["devices"]
 
         if ref_root["devices"] != cmp_root["devices"]:
-            print("Device sections do not match.")
+            print(
+                (Fore.YELLOW if args.ignore_devices else Fore.RED)
+                + "Device sections do not match:"
+                + Fore.RESET
+            )
             print(
                 jsondiff.diff(
                     ref_root["devices"], cmp_root["devices"], syntax="symmetric"
                 )
             )
-            sys.exit(1)
+            if not args.ignore_devices:
+                sys.exit(1)
 
         compare_benches(
             ref_root["benchmarks"], cmp_root["benchmarks"], args.threshold, args.plot