Maybe you’re using a system powered by Windows, but the hardware varies from system to system. So, you need to look for the key specifications for the essential components of the hardware.

From watching videos to playing games, a graphics card is an essential component that renders every pixel on the screen. Mostly, your desktop will have the graphics card from one of the best companies, including NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel.

If you’re a user who uses the computer for a normal purpose, then you don’t need to worry about the graphics card specifications.

Either you want to play high-end games or use graphics-intensive applications, then you should have a look at the specifications of your graphics card.

Almost every game (and program) includes graphics card details, and you need to make sure whether your system meets the requirements to play the games or use the software.

Whether you bought a desktop without knowing about the graphics card or you specifically bought it because of a high power graphics card, but now you have forgotten about it.

In this article, we will see several ways on how to look up graphics card specifications in Windows 10.

How to Find Out Graphics Card Info in Windows 10

If you’ve been using a desktop for a long time, you may know that laptops have both integrated and dedicated GPUs, and you can switch between both chips.

Looking up for your desktop’s graphics card within Windows 10 is pretty easy and straightforward. Now, we will see different ways to check graphics cards in Windows 10.

From Windows Settings

To check the graphics card basic information, such as manufacturer and model, then you can see it with the help of ‘Settings’.

To know more about it, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ on your desktop.

Step 2: Click on ‘System’.

Step 3: Then, click on ‘Display’.

Step 4: Under the ‘Multiple displays’, click on ‘Advanced display settings’.

Step 5: Under the ‘Display information’, locate your graphics card information.

From Device Manager

In Windows, Device Manager is a control panel applet which lets you view and control the hardware components within your desktop.

Step 3: From the above image, you can see the manufacturer and model of your graphics card.

Note: Here, you can also update the drivers of your Graphics card to the latest version by visiting the manufacturer’s official website.

Using Task Manager

Windows Task Manager lets you view the overall system resource usage about each process.

The main aim of Task Manager is to troubleshoot applications and find the reasons why the computer gets suddenly slow.

To find out graphics card with the help of Task Manager, you have to follow the steps below:

Step 1: Locate Windows in the lower-left hand corner and type ‘Task Manager’ in the search box. Otherwise, Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: Once the Task Manager window is opened, click on the ‘Performance’ tab.

Step 3: On the left side menu, click on ‘GPU’.

Step 4: At the top-right corner, you can see the manufacturer and model of your graphics card.

Note: If your system has more than one GPU, then you’ll see “GPU 1”, “GPU 2”, and so on. And, each represents a different GPU within the system.

Using System Information

The System Information allows you to see the information about your system, but there’s a different way to open it depending on the version of Windows you’re using.

If you want to find out graphics card using System Information, then follow the steps below:

Step 1: Locate Windows in the lower-left hand corner and type ‘System Information’ in the search box.

Step 2: The System Information window will be opened. On the left side menu, expand the ‘Components’ branch.

Step 3: Click on ‘Display’. And, look for the ‘Adapter Description’, it will determine your graphics card information.

From the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

DirectX Diagnostic tool is also represented by DxDiag that lets you troubleshoot hardware-related problems.

Along with troubleshooting, it also displays the current DirectX version, the computer’s hostname, the operating system’s version, system BIOS information, and more.

To check graphics card specifications, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Locate Windows in the lower-left hand corner, and type ‘Run’. Alternatively, Press Windows Key + R to open Run directly.

Once the Run is opened, type dxdiag and hit ‘OK’.

Step 2: The DirectX Diagnostic Tool will be opened, then you have to select the ‘Display’ tab.

Step 2: The DirectX Diagnostic Tool will be opened, then you have to select the ‘Display’ tab.

If there are two graphics cards in the system – for example, a laptop with a low-power Intel GPU for use on battery power and a high-power NVIDIA GPU for use when plugged in, then you’ll see two ‘Display’ tabs in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window.

From Control Panel

You can control nearly everything about your Windows working. Although some settings can only be changed in the Control Panel, some in the Settings app, and some in both.

However, checking graphics card specifications is possible from both the Control Panel and Settings app.

With the Control Panel, you can find out graphics card specifications; you’ll also be able to change settings to adjust preferences.

To find out graphics card specifications with the help of Control Panel, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Locate Windows in the lower-left hand corner, type ‘Control Panel’ in the search box and open the app.

Step 2: Select ‘[manufacturer] Graphics Settings’.

Step 3: At the bottom-left corner, click on the ‘Options & Support’ option.

Step 4: On the left-side menu, select ‘Information center’. Now, you can see the graphics card model.

Using a Third-Party Software

There are a few third-party programs that can provide you with all the information about your PC hardware. However, they all work in a different way, but some of them are free.

Driver Easy is one of the best third-party software out there. It lets you look at the graphics card specifications and also export the graphics card details into your desktop so that you can share the info with others.

Step 1: Download and install Driver Easy on your desktop.

Step 2: Once it’s installed, open the software and click on the ‘Hardware Info’.

Step 3: On the left side menu, click on the ‘Graphics’. Here, you’ll see the detailed information about the graphics card.

Along with graphics cards, you can also view other hardware components of the system, including CPU, Motherboard, and Memory.

Step 4: As discussed above, if you want to export the graphics card information, click on the ‘Save as (*.txt)’ button.

Then, you have to select the location in your computer where you want to save the .txt file.

Tip: We recommend downloading third-party software directly from the manufacturer’s official website.

We have included every possible way to view the graphics card information in Windows 10. Although you can also use other third-party apps depending on your system.

Which method have you used to check your graphics card specifications? Do you have any other queries? If yes, feel free to ask us in the comment section below.