You bought a new powerful computer and are already looking forward to how your favorite game will "go" on it. But what if you do not have drivers for the video card, and the operating system refuses to recognize it. Really give up the long-awaited pleasure? Don't be in a hurry to get upset. The driver for your video card can be easily downloaded from the Internet. To do this, you need to determine which driver you need, that is, find out the type of your video card.
Necessary
Computer, video card, CPU-Z program, Internet access
Instructions
Step 1
To do this, use the CPU-Z program for the Windows operating system. This program is quite small, and you can download it absolutely free from the manufacturer's website. By the way, it is these two reasons that make it so popular with netizens. To download the program, establish an Internet connection and open a browser.
Step 2
In the browser window, in the address field, enter the manufacturer's website address: https://cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html and press Enter. Or enter "CPU-Z" in the search field of any search engine and follow the link found
Step 3
After you go to the manufacturer's website, find the "Download last release" section on the right side of the page. In this section, you will see the options for downloading the program. You need a variant containing the words "setup, english".
Step 4
Feel free to click on the link. You will be taken to the download page. Click on the "Download now" button and start downloading the program. When the program is fully loaded, launch it. Read the license agreement in the program installation menu. Select a folder to install. Specify the name of the shortcut for the program in the Start menu and install the program.
Step 5
After finishing the installation of the program, run it. In the window that opens, you will see several tabs. Each of these tabs is responsible for a specific type of hardware installed on the computer. By default, the program displays the contents of the CPU tab. Select the "Graphics" tab. To do this, click on it with the left mouse button. In the tab, you will see three sections describing the different parameters of your video card.
Step 6
The GPU section contains information about the type of your video card. The Name field displays the model type of the video card. The Code Name field contains information about the code name of the technology used in your GPU.
