{"id":407400,"date":"2022-02-19T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-check-what-graphics-card-gpu-is-in-your-pc\/"},"modified":"2022-02-19T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T22:00:00","slug":"how-to-check-what-graphics-card-gpu-is-in-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-what-graphics-card-gpu-is-in-your-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Check What Graphics Card (GPU) Is in Your PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How to Check What Graphics Card (GPU) Is in Your PC”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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All computers have graphics hardware that handles everything from displaying your desktop and decoding videos to rendering demanding PC game<\/a>s. Most modern PCs have graphics processing units (GPUs) made by Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD, but remembering which model you have installed can be difficult.<\/p>\n

While your computer\u2019s CPU and RAM are also important, the GPU is usually the most critical component when it comes to playing PC games. If you don\u2019t have a powerful enough GPU, you can\u2019t play newer PC games\u2014or you may have to play them with lower graphical settings.<\/p>\n

Some computers have low-power \u201conboard\u201d or \u201cintegrated\u201d graphics, while others have powerful \u201cdedicated\u201d or \u201cdiscrete\u201d graphics cards (sometimes called video cards.) Here\u2019s how to see what graphics hardware is in your Windows PC.<\/p>\n

On Windows 10, you can check your GPU information and usage details right from the Task Manager. Right-click the taskbar from the bottom of your screen and select \u201cTask Manager\u201d or press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the task manager.<\/p>\n

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On Windows 11, you can also press Ctrl+Shift+Esc or right-click the Start button and choose \u201cTask Manager.\u201d<\/p>\n

From there, select the \u201cPerformance\u201d tab at the top of the window\u2014if you don\u2019t see the tabs, click \u201cMore Details.\u201d Choose \u201cGPU 0\u201d in the sidebar. The GPU\u2019s manufacturer and model name are displayed in the top-right corner of the window.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also see other information, such as the amount of dedicated memory on your GPU, in this window. Windows 10\u2019s Task Manager displays your GPU usage here, and you can also view GPU usage by app<\/a>lication.<\/p>\n

If your system has multiple GPUs, you\u2019ll also see \u201cGPU 1\u201d and so on here. Each represents a different physical GPU.<\/p>\n

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On older versions of Windows, such as Windows 7, you can find this information in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. To open it, press Windows+R, type \u201cdxdiag\u201d into the Run dialog that appears, and press Enter.<\/p>\n

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Click the \u201cDisplay\u201d tab and look at the \u201cName\u201d field in the \u201cDevice\u201d section. Other statistics, such as the amount of video memory (VRAM) built into your GPU, are also listed here.<\/p>\n

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If you have multiple GPUs in your system\u2014for example, as in a laptop with a low-power Intel GPU for use on battery power and a high-power NVIDIA GPU for use while plugged in and gaming\u2014you can control which GPU a game uses from Windows 10\u2019s Settings app. These controls are also built into the NVIDIA Control Panel.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Monitor GPU Usage in the Windows Task Manager<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n