Identifying a graphics card

Question

How do I determine the make and model of a graphics card installed in a Dell Desktop?

Belarc Advisor doesn't identify anything, and the model, a Dell Optiplex 780, has 5 different models to choose driver downloads for on their website.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:06

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you can use gpu-z freeware utility for this http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:06

kaykay

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:09

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http://www.hwinfo.com/

is best

answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:09

Armen Mkrtchyan

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Thanks. It's hard to tell which downlink is an advertisement for some other driver utility, and which link is the HWINFO program. It did identify the model which I had just installed drivers for (as a guess), so I hope it is not reading software, but hardware. – Steve Mar 25 '11 at 08:39

Mien · Answer 3 · 2012-07-17T09:49:34.437

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I like using Speccy. From their site:

Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. Need to find out what's inside your computer? No problem! Speccy will give you all the information you need.

edited Jul 17 '12 at 09:49

answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:17

Mien

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – soandos Jul 17 '12 at 04:21
Is it good now? – Mien Jul 17 '12 at 09:49

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:24

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Follow this link. This will give you a prompt command to type in to get your graphic card details.

answered Mar 25 '11 at 08:24

Matt

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Thanks. I might have to get C3-PO or R2-D2 to decipher the output. :P – Steve Mar 25 '11 at 08:34
The output is simply 00IBM VGA Compatible BIOS. Are you sure it is not identifying the software? – Steve Mar 25 '11 at 08:35

Identifying a graphics card

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