How to Check Which Graphics Card You Have on Windows 10

Windows display settings is one of fastest ways to answer the age old question of “what is my graphics card?”

1. Open display settings

   
   Right-click any empty space on your desktop and choose “Display settings”.
   
   

2. Open Advanced Display Settings

   
   Click “Display” on the left sidebar, then “Advanced display settings”.
   
   

3. Check your Windows 10 graphics card model

   
   Under “Display information”, you'll see the text “Display 1: Connected to [Your Graphics Card]”. Be aware that if you're using a laptop this will probably be your integrated graphics card. You can check the other steps to find your dedicated one.
   
   

So long as you have drivers for your GPU, Windows 10's device manager can be a very quick way to find all of your graphics cards.

1. Open Device Manager

   
   Press “Windows + X”, then click “Device Manager”.
   
   

2. Check the graphics card in Windows 10 Device Manager

   
   Scroll down the device list until you see “Display adapters”. Click the arrow next to it to expand the heading. The name of your dedicated and integrated graphics cards will be shown below. Your integrated graphics card will likely have “Intel” or “Vega” in the name, while a dedicated card will say “Nvidia” or “AMD Radeon”.
   
   

If you'd like a little more information without much complexity, Windows 10's system information tool is for you.

1. Open System Information

   
   Press the “Windows” key and search for “System Information”, clicking the top result.
   
   

2. Find the graphics card under the “Display” menu

   
   In the left sidebar, maximize the “Components” list and click on “Display”. You'll see your graphics card information in the main pane, with the “Name” and adaptor description returning the name of the device. In this case, our PC graphics card is an Nvidia RTX 2070.
   
   

Dxdiag is a tried and tested way to perform a graphics card check, returning your GPU and its video memory.

1. Open dxdiag

   
   Press “Windows” and type “dxdiag”, clicking the top result. Click “Yes” to any prompts about unsigned drivers.
   
   

2. Check display information

   
   Click the “Display” tab and then the “Device” column for various details about your GPU such as the manufacturer and video memory, which is used to store textures and other information.
   
   

If you just need the name and not any other graphics card information, this can be achieved very quickly with Command Prompt.

1. Open Command Prompt

   
   Press “Windows” and type “Command Prompt”, clicking the top result.
   
   

2. Enter the check video card command

   
   To return just the name of your graphics card, type:
   
   wmic path win32_VideoController get name
   
   Or, if you'd like a more detailed reading, enter:
   
   wmic path win32_VideoController get name, videoarchitecture, deviceID, adapterram
   
   Your VRAM will be returned in bytes.
   
   

It's possible to perform a similar command with PowerShell, if you're more comfortable there.

1. Open PowerShell as an admin

   
   Press “Windows + X” and click “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.
   
   

2. Check what graphics card you have with the following commands:

   
   If you want all the information Windows has on your laptop or PC GPU, you can instead type Get-WmiObject win32_VideoController for a full list of properties. Check the “Description” field for its name.
   
   

While this won't work for those who haven't updated for a while, you can find your graphics card on Windows 10 in Task Manager in the OS' latest versions.

1. Open Task Manager

   
   Press “Windows” and type “Task Manager”, clicking the top result.
   
   

2. Click “More details”

   
   

3. Check your graphics card information

   
   Click on the “Performance” tab and then “GPU” in the left sidebar. Your graphics card name will show in the top-right of Task Manager, as well as its utilization and dedicated memory usage.
   
   

Though it's not strictly necessary, third-party tools like CPU-Z are often installed on systems already and can provide more information.

1. Check your GPU info with CPU-Z

   
   Press the “Start” button and type “CPU-Z”, clicking the top result. Once it opens, click the “Graphics” tab and check the “GPU” section for your GPU name, clocks, memory, and technology. If you have more than one GPU, you can select it from the “Display Device Selection” dropdown at the top, with Intel and Vega graphics cards being integrated graphics.
   
   

HWiNFO is hardware information tool that provides a lot information than most tools. You can download it here.

1. Perform a graphics card check with HWiNFO

   
   Open HWiNFO via your Start Menu and check the “GPU” section in the top right for your graphics card information. You can switch the “GPU #0” heading if you have more than one card.
   
   

   Now that you know your graphics card, you may want to check our tutorial on how to check your RAM and how to stress test a CPU.

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