Long gone are the days when memory was the main attribute of a graphics card's power. Nowadays, a good gaming video card, in addition to a sufficient amount of memory, must have a powerful processor and a high memory frequency. Therefore, in the system requirements for modern games, they often write the names of either the video cards themselves or the series of video cards that the game supports. Accordingly, in order to purchase or download a game, you need to know the name of your video card. It is also necessary if you need to download drivers for it.
Necessary
- - Computer with Windows OS;
- - RivaTuner program.
Instructions
Step 1
Owners of computers with the operating system Windows XP will use this method to find out the name of the video card. Right-click on an empty space on the desktop. In the context menu that will open after that, select "Properties". Then select "Options" and go to the "Advanced" tab. The name of your video card will be in the window that appears.
Step 2
In the case of Windows 7, in the context menu that appears after clicking on the desktop with the right mouse button, select "Screen resolution". After that, in the window, click on "Additional parameters". A window will appear with the name of your video card.
Step 3
The following given method is universal. In the lower left corner of the Windows desktop, click the Start button. Now find "Standard" in the list of programs. Run the command line in standard programs. In it, enter the dxdia command. The Direct X Diagnostic Tool appears. You can use it to view your graphics card model. In the Windows XP operating system, the model name is located in the Display tab. In the case of Windows 7, this is the "Display" tab. The "Name" line is the name of the video card. You can also see other parameters: "Manufacturer", "Type of microcircuits", "Amount of memory", etc.
Step 4
If you need to know apart from the name also the characteristics of a video card, then the RivaTuner program will suit you. You can download it absolutely free of charge from the Internet. Install the program. Restart your computer and start it. After that, the name of your video card will appear in the first window that opens. Below, under the title, the main characteristics will be written. And in the lower window there will be information about the installed driver. There is an arrow next to the name of the video card, by clicking on it and going to the "Low-level system settings", you can find out the frequency of the video card processor.
