What Graphics Card You Have How to Find Out on Windows 10

Graphics cards are vital to any computer, big or small and these are important when it comes to your gaming. You need to make sure that you have at least one that is capable of delivering the performance that you need. If you don’t then you may end up running into some issues. When you are looking to buy a new graphic card, not only do you need to find one that is powerful enough to run the games you want to play, but you also need to find one that will work with your system. Here’s a simple blog on how to find out what graphics card you have on a Windows 10 computer.

Before we tell you how to find what graphics card is in your windows system, we tell you exactly what a graphic card is and its advantages & disadvantages, and the benefits of having graphics in your system or device.

What is a Graphics Card?

A graphics card is a device that delivers visual data from the system to a display or to a projector. It helps get the display information from the computer’s main memory to the display device. In the case of a Linux operating system, a graphics card can be a standalone component or a part of a chipset on the motherboard. The graphics card receives the data from the CPU and renders it onto a display. The better the graphic card, the better the performance.

A Graphics card is a critical component of a computer that helps in the rendering of images and videos on the screen. A graphics card consists of a number of multimedia components that help in the rendering of images and videos on the monitor. Computers take a lot of processing power to process images and videos, and a graphics card is used to reduce the load on the CPU.

The graphics card also handles the monitor settings and adjusts the screen brightness and color. Graphics cards can be integrated or stand-alone depending on the system requirements. If the system requirements are high, a stand-alone graphics card is required. If the system requirements are low, a graphics card can be integrated into the motherboard.

Just like another laptop component, portraits playing cards can come to be old over time. The card you acquire in 2010 is not likely to play 2020’s AAA video games at excessive settings, so if you are ever uncertain whether or not a sport will run on your PC, you will need to evaluate its minimal or advocated necessities to the hardware you presently have.

There are two relevant model numbers in the graphics card: the model card itself and the model of the GPU. There are so many manufacturers making discrete GPUs such as Asus, EVGA, MSI, and Gigabyte but nowadays, AMD and Nvidia are the very famous two main manufacturers which make discrete GPUs. And some companies create graphics cards using Nvidia and AMD chips.

4 Ways to Find Out What Graphics Card You Have

Now we tell you 4 easy ways to find out what graphics card you have in your windows system. Follow them accordingly to check all information about your graphics card on your PC.

1. Device Manager

Through the device manager, you guys can check the graphic card Information. Follow the below-mentioned steps properly:

1. Firstly click the search icon next to the window icon on the bottom left.
2. Then on the search bar type Device Manager and press enter to search.
3. Click on the open button to open the device manager and you can also open the device manager using the keyboard. Just need to press the window + x keys together and then click on the Device Manager option.
4. Now the device manager window will open, in this window you have to click on the Display adapters option. After this, on your Windows 10 PC, you will be able to see the installed graphics card(s).

5. Right-click on the graphic card and select Properties. Again a new window will pop up which includes all the details of your windows Computer Graphics Card Information.

2. System Information

Through the system information, you guys can check the graphics card Information. Follow the below-mentioned steps properly:

1. Firstly click the search icon next to the window icon on the bottom left.
2. Then on the search bar type Run and press enter to search.
3. Click on the open button to open the Run dialog box and you can also open the device run dialog box using the keyboard. Just need to press the Window + R keys together.
4. After that, in the run windows search bar, you have to type the “msinfo32”.
5. Now click on the OK button to open “System Information“.
6. A new system information window will open. And on this window at the left sidebar menu, you have to click on the System Summary text.
7. Then a dropdown menu will open, on this click on the Components text.
8. Again a dropdown menu will open, on this click on the Display text. On the right side of the window, you will be able to see all the details of your windows Computer Graphics Card Information.

3. Display Settings

Through the display settings, you guys can check the graphics card Information. Follow the below-mentioned steps properly:

1. There are so many ways to open the display setting, but the easiest way is to right-click on the blank space on your system home screen.
2. Then select the “Display Setting” option from that menu.
3. Now on the left side of the window screen click on “Advanced Display Settings” at the bottom-left.

4. Now a new window will open and you need to scroll down a little then click on the “Display adapter properties” option.

5. Again a window box will open and you will be able to see all the details of your windows Computer Graphics Card Information.

4. DirectX Diagnostic Tool

Through the DirectX diagnostic tool, you guys can check the graphics card Information. Follow the below-mentioned steps properly:

1. Firstly click the search icon next to the window icon on the bottom left.
2. Then on the search bar type Run and press enter to search.
3. Click on the open button to open the Run dialog box and you can also open the device run dialog box using the keyboard. Just need to press the Window + R keys together.
4. After that, in the run windows search bar, you have to type the “dxdiag”.
5. Now click on the OK button to open “DirectX Diagnostic Tool“.
6. Now a new window will open and you need to click on the “Display” tab button and you will be able to see all the details of your windows Computer Graphics Card Information on your Windows 10 including the graphics card name, driver model, driver version, manufacturer, and more.

5. Task Manager

Through Task Manager, you guys can check the graphics card Information. Follow the below-mentioned steps properly:

1. To open Task Manager you can use the shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Otherwise right-click on the Taskbar, the text menu will open, and click on the Task Manager. The third option you can try to open Task Manager is to go to the Start button, search Task Manager and select the top result.
2. Click on the Performance Tab.
3. Click on GPU.
4. On the top right side, you will be able to see the brand model of the graphics card.
5. After you have finished the instructions, the Task Manager will show the name and model of the manufacturer, the DirectX version, the amount of memory that has been you are using, information about current usage, and the physical location on the motherboard.

How to Find Model and Manufacturer Number 

For this information about graphics cards, you have to do more things to know exactly what model video card and Manufacturer number you have in your windows system.

With the help of the third-party app, you guys can easily find out the model and manufacturer number of your windows graphics card. This third-party app name is  Speccy and it is available for free. You can download the Speccy app easily over the internet.

After downloading this app you have installed it in your system then open it. After this, click on the Graphics option in the left sidebar. Now start scrolling down and lookup for the Subvendor entry, which should tell you who made the actual card on your PC.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have covered how to find out what graphics card you have on your Windows 10 computer. In addition, we have also covered how to update the graphics card driver if you have a graphics card that is not officially supported by Windows 10. By following any of the above methods, you can check the Graphics Card Information in Windows 10.

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