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Having trouble remembering the Video Card you purchased a few years ago and too lazy to open up your case? Are you curious on which specifications to look for when purchasing a new Video Card for your desktop computer? Well it's extremely simple to find your Video Card Specs from your desktop computers main screen. NOTE: This is used for Windows XP, Windows Vista (home, business, 32/64-bit, Premium) as well as Windows 7.
Steps
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1While at your desktop screen, on the bottom task bar, left-click the "Start" button, or Windows Icon. This will pop-up a menu with many features.
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2Look for the button labeled "Run" which can typically be found beneath the "Search" button or bar. If the button is not available, you can type "Run" in the search bar and it will come up with the program. Left-click the button 'Run' to begin the program.
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3Once you have clicked run, a small box white box will appear on the bottom left of your screen with a search bar.
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4Type "dxdiag" without the quotation marks in that bar, and press the 'Enter' key on your keyboard, or click OK.
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5After pressing 'Enter', a DirectX Diagnostic Tools box will appear on your screen; this screen will have many tabs on it.
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6Click on the tab labeled 'Display'. This will change tabs to Display that will show you all of the display components of your computer.
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7While looking under the tab labeled 'Display', there will be a section labeled 'Device' which will tell you all of your graphics card specifications, as well as which drivers are currently installed for that graphics card.
Community Q&A
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QuestionThese aren't GPU specs. No shader units, no clockspeed, no memory, what can I do?
DenneiskTop AnswererAlthough it's not as fast, you'll have to use a 3rd party application or look online to find the GPU specifications.
Warnings
- Tampering with any settings within the DXDIAG screen may cause changes to your computer.Thanks!
- If you cannot find your Video Card Specifications through this process, please look for help from your computers manufacturer, or www.google.com.Thanks!
